Primary choriocarcinoma of the bilateral basal ganglia presenting in a teenaged male

Brandon C Perry; Francisco A Perez; Jason N Nixon; Bonnie L Cole; Gisele Ishak

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.12.002

Primary choriocarcinoma of the bilateral basal ganglia presenting in a teenaged male

Radiol Case Rep. 2017 Jan 17;12(1):154-158. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2016.12.002. eCollection 2017 Mar.

Authors

Brandon C Perry¹, Francisco A Perez², Jason N Nixon², Bonnie L Cole³, Gisele Ishak²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
² Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.

Abstract

Primary intracranial choriocarcinoma (PICCC), a type of germ-cell tumor, is a very rare primary tumor of the central nervous system that generally arises in the pineal or suprasellar region. We present a case of a teenage boy with PICCC of the bilateral basal ganglia, an anatomic site for which we were unable to find the previous reports. We offer discussion of the differential diagnosis, imaging characteristics, and prognosis of PICCC and germ-cell tumors of the basal ganglia, in the hope that it will increase awareness and allow for early detection.

Keywords: Germ-cell tumor; Primary intracranial choriocarcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports