Primary intracranial germ cell tumours: Experience of a single South-East Asian institution

• Published in: Journal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 21; no. 10; pp. 1761 - 1766
• Main Authors: Foo, Aaron S.C, Lim, Cindy, Chong, Dawn Q.Q, Tan, Daniel Y.H, Tham, Chee Kian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Asia, Southeastern - epidemiology; Brain Neoplasms - epidemiology; Brain Neoplasms - physiopathology; Brain Neoplasms - therapy; Child; Female; Germ cell tumour; Humans; Intracranial; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Mixed germ cell tumours; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - epidemiology; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - physiopathology; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - therapy; Neurology; NGGCT; Tertiary Care Centers; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Asia, Southeastern; Intracranial; Germ cell tumour; NGGCT; Mixed germ cell tumours

Abstract Primary intracranial germ cell tumours (ICGCT) are a rare group of brain tumours arising predominantly in the paediatric and pre-adult population, accounting for up to 9.5% of paediatric brain tumours in East Asia. The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) is a tertiary referral centre fo...