BACKGROUND: Primary intracranial germ cell tumor in the medulla oblongata is very rare; only five cases, including our case, have been reported. CASE REPORT: Our patient, an 18-year-old woman, was diagnosed with a primary intracranial germinoma in the medulla oblongata by an open biopsy. She was treated successfully with chemotherapy and radiosurgery. CONCLUSION: All five tumors in this site were histologically diagnosed as germinomas. The finding of female predominance in germ cell tumors in this region is shown.
BACKGROUND: Primary intracranial germ cell tumor in the medulla oblongata is very rare; only five cases, including our case, have been reported. CASE REPORT: Our patient, an 18-year-old woman, was diagnosed with a primary intracranial germinoma in the medulla oblongata by an open biopsy. She was treated successfully with chemotherapy and radiosurgery. CONCLUSION: All five tumors in this site were histologically diagnosed as germinomas. The finding of female predominance in germ cell tumors in this region is shown.