Primary intracranial germ-cell tumors are rare tumors primarily of adolescence, and literature on this disease in adults is scarce. The available evidence on intracranial germ-cell tumors is reviewed with a focus on adult patients whenever possible, and used to make suggestions for diagnosis and treatment. Diagnostic and treatment algorithms were developed to provide an evidence-based backbone to base treatment on in adult patients with a (suspected) primary intracranial germ-cell tumor.

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doi.org/10.1007/s11060-013-1114-6, hdl.handle.net/1765/39690
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Bromberg, J., Baumert, B., de Vos, F. Y. F. L., Gijtenbeek, J., Kurt, E., Westermann, A., & Wesseling, P. (2013). Primary intracranial germ-cell tumors in adults: a practical review. Journal of Neuro-Oncology (Vol. 113, pp. 175–183). doi:10.1007/s11060-013-1114-6