Recent advances in molecular biology and treatment strategies for intracranial germ cell tumors

[1] Kochi M(2003)Successful treatment of intracranial nongerminomatous malignant germ cell tumors by administering neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy before excision of residual tumors J Neurosurg 99 106-114

[2] Itoyama Y(2007)Primary pediatric central nervous system tumors statistic: study of 763 cases in a single institution Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 87 442-447

[3] Shiraishi S(2005)Overview of the general rules for clinical and pathological studies on brain tumors, published by the Committee of Brain Tumor Registry of Japan, and the Japanese Pathological Society in 2002 Nihon Rinsho 63 195-203

[4] Kitamura I(2010)Pediatric primary central nervous system germ cell tumors of different prognosis groups show characteristic miRNome traits and chromosome copy number variations BMC Genomics 11 132-1200

[5] Marubayashi T(2012)Primary CNS germ cell tumors in Japan and the United States: an analysis of 4 tumor registries Neuro Oncol 14 1194-388

[6] Ushio Y(2002)MRI of intracranial germ-cell tumours Neuroradiology 44 382-455

[7] Zhang R(1997)Primary intracranial germ cell tumors: a clinical analysis of 153 histologically verified cases J Neurosurg 86 446-249

[8] Shen WQ(2001)Pathology of pineal region tumors J Neurooncol 54 239-429

[9] Zhou LF(1965)Classification of endodermal sinus tumour (mesoblatoma vitellinum) and so-called "embryonal carcinoma" of the ovary Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 64 407-653

[10] Nomura K(2007)The terminology of teratocarcinomas and teratomas Nat Biotechnol 25 1212-247

[1] Kochi M(2003)Successful treatment of intracranial nongerminomatous malignant germ cell tumors by administering neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy before excision of residual tumors J Neurosurg 99 106-114

[2] Itoyama Y(2007)Primary pediatric central nervous system tumors statistic: study of 763 cases in a single institution Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 87 442-447

[3] Shiraishi S(2005)Overview of the general rules for clinical and pathological studies on brain tumors, published by the Committee of Brain Tumor Registry of Japan, and the Japanese Pathological Society in 2002 Nihon Rinsho 63 195-203

[4] Kitamura I(2010)Pediatric primary central nervous system germ cell tumors of different prognosis groups show characteristic miRNome traits and chromosome copy number variations BMC Genomics 11 132-1200

[5] Marubayashi T(2012)Primary CNS germ cell tumors in Japan and the United States: an analysis of 4 tumor registries Neuro Oncol 14 1194-388

[6] Ushio Y(2002)MRI of intracranial germ-cell tumours Neuroradiology 44 382-455

[7] Zhang R(1997)Primary intracranial germ cell tumors: a clinical analysis of 153 histologically verified cases J Neurosurg 86 446-249

[8] Shen WQ(2001)Pathology of pineal region tumors J Neurooncol 54 239-429

[9] Zhou LF(1965)Classification of endodermal sinus tumour (mesoblatoma vitellinum) and so-called "embryonal carcinoma" of the ovary Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 64 407-653

[10] Nomura K(2007)The terminology of teratocarcinomas and teratomas Nat Biotechnol 25 1212-247