Synchronized multiple regression of diagnostic radiation-induced rather than spontaneous: disseminated primary intracranial germinoma in a woman: a case report

Table 1 Summary of cases demonstrating regression of intracranial germinomas

Author	Age/Sex	Lesion(s)	Size before regression	Operation before regression	Steroid before regression	Diagnostic radiation before regression	Period from diagnostic radiation to detection of regression	Involution period of tumor
Ide et al. [3]	21/M	Neurophypophysis	Larger than 20 mm	VP shunt	+	CT	6 days	2 months
Fujimaki et al. [2]	39/M	Pineal, IV ventricle	Larger than 20 mm	Tumor removal	+	X-ray film, cerebral angiography	15 days from X-ray film, 6 days from angiography	N/A
Murai et al. [4]	17/M	Pineal	30 mm	VP shunt	none	7 CTs	56 days from 7th CT	N/A
Sato et al. [5]	13/M	Neurophypophysis, Pineal	13 mm, 20 mm	none	none	CT	13 days	3 weeks
Our case report	43/F	Neurophypophysis, Pineal, Llateral ventricle, IV ventricle	32 mm, 10 mm, 6 mm, 9 mm	none	none	CT, cerebral angiography	12 days from CT, 8 days from angiography	N/A

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