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Surgical Neurology

Volume 30, Issue 5, November 1988, Pages 402-405
Surgical Neurology

Primary intrasellar germinoma presenting with cavernous sinus syndrome

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Abstract

A 28-year-old woman, 1 month post partum, who presented with headache and gradual onset of total ophthalmoplegia of the left eye, was found at transsphenoidal exploration to have a primary intrasellar germinoma. Craniospinal irradiation resulted in complete resolution of the intracranial tumor. Extensive mediastinal metastasis at 8 months after the operation resulted in a fatal outcome.

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