impe0096p125 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty | IMPE2023
Zepeda Diego
, Guarda Francisco
, Okuma Cecilia
, Pablo Fernandez Jose
, Naudy Cristián
, Isabel Hernandez María
Introduction: Intracranial germ cell tumors (iGCTs) are rare neoplasms that mainly affect adolescents and young adults. iGCTs are divided into germinoma and non-germinomatous germ cell tumors. The hypothalamic-pituitary region is the second primary site of iGCTs after the pineal region. The iGCTs with isolated pituitary stalk involvement are rare and difficult to diagnose. They should be suspected when there is a pituitary stalk thickening >6.5 mm or a coex...