Germinoma differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

Overview

Germinoma must be differentiated from other lesions in the pineal and suprasellar region, such as glial tumors which include astrocytomas and gangliomas, granular cell tumor, hamartomas, xanthogranuloma, meningiomas, colloid cysts, craniopharyngioma, cysticercosis, metastatic cancer with unknown primary site, pineal tumors, and pituitary macroadenomas.

Differential Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of germinoma includes the following:

• Glial Tumors - Astrocytomas, gangliomas
• Granular cell tumor
• Hamartomas
• Xanthogranuloma
• Meningiomas
• Colloid Cysts
• Craniopharyngioma
• Cysticercosis
• Metastatic Cancer With unknown primary site
• Pineal Tumors
• Pituitary Macroadenomas

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