Evaluation of the perioperative and postoperative course of surgery of pineal germinoma according to the SIOP CNS GCT 96 trial

Objective: CNS germinoma, being marker-negative, are diagnosed by surgical biopsy. Here we evaluate the perioperative status and postoperative complications of patients with pineal germinoma who underwent a primary biopsy or resection, treated according to SIOP CNS GCT 96. Methods: 235 patients[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
72. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Polnischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie