Imaging Features Predictive of Recurrence in Pediatric Intracranial Germ-Cell Tumors

Conclusion: Fifty-two patients (39 males, mean age at diagnosis: 13 ± 5 years, 34 germinoma, 18 nongerminomatous GCT [NGGCT]) were reviewed. Thirty-three percent of the patients reviewed had recurrence (7 germinoma, 11 NGGCT). Recurrence was associated with invasiveness as seen on preoperative imaging (p = 0.0385) and cystic tumor (p = 0.048).Pediatr Neurosurg
Source: Pediatric Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research