Pineal Germinoma: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

pineal gland, pineal region neoplasms, germ cell tumors, pineal cell tumors, germinoma, mature teratoma, malignant teratoma, embryonal cell carcinoma, endodermal sinus tumor, choriocarcinoma, mixed germ cell tumor, parapineal masses, thalamic quadrigeminal plate and tectum, glioma, ependyma, ependymoma, velum interpositum and tentorium, meningioma, Parinaud syndrome

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Chi-Shing Zee, MD, Chief of Neuroradiology, Professor, Departments of Radiology and Neurosurgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine
Chi-Shing Zee, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Neuroradiology
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Paul Kim, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, USC School of Medicine
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Vi Vu, MD, Clinical Instructor, USC School of Medicine
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Pamela W Schaefer, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director of Neuroradiology, Clinical Director of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
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James G Smirniotopoulos, MD, Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Biomedical Informatics, Chairman, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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