germinomas การใช้

• Intracranial germinomas have a reported 90 % survival to five years after diagnosis.
• Although controversial, there are some thoughts that HCG-secreting germinomas are more aggressive than nonsecreting ones.
• Although chemotherapy can shrink germinomas, it is not generally recommended alone unless there are contraindications to radiation.
• Most tumors of the pineal region are either germinomas or pineal cell tumors, and are tumors of adolescents and young adults.
• General indications for radiosurgery include many kinds of brain tumors, such as acoustic neuromas, germinomas, meningiomas, metastases, trigeminal neuralgia, arteriovenous malformations, and skull base tumors, among others.