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Intracranial Germinoma Misdiagnosed as Hyperthyroidism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
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Frontiers in endocrinology [Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)] 2022 Jan 24; Vol. 12, pp. 789109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 24 (Print Publication: 2021). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Intracranial germ cell tumors (GCTs) are relatively rare, which account for 0.5% of all primary intracranial neoplasms. Intracranial germinomas most commonly occur in the pineal and suprasellar region, making up the majority of all intracranial GCTs. For its diversified clinical manifestations, the diagnosis is easily confused with other diseases. Here, we present a case of a 19-year-old boy with intracranial germinoma who was preliminarily misdiagnosed as hyperthyroidism for the symptoms of weight loss and thyroid dysfunction.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Tian, Wu, Yan and Huang.)
- Subjects :
- Adrenal Insufficiency blood
Adrenal Insufficiency etiology
Brain Neoplasms complications
Brain Neoplasms radiotherapy
Diagnostic Errors
Germinoma complications
Germinoma radiotherapy
Humans
Hyperprolactinemia blood
Hyperprolactinemia etiology
Hyperthyroidism blood
Hyperthyroidism etiology
Hypogonadism blood
Hypogonadism etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Thyrotropin blood
Thyroxine blood
Triiodothyronine blood
Young Adult
Brain Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Germinoma diagnostic imaging
Hyperthyroidism diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1664-2392
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in endocrinology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35140682
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.789109