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Intracranial Germinoma

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Community Rallies For Montvale Landscaper, College Student With Rare Brain Tumor Community Rallies For Montvale Landscaper, College Student With Rare Brain Tumor
Community Rallies For Montvale Landscaper, College Student With Rare Brain Tumor Chris DeBlasio of Montvale had been working as a landscaper out of River Edge in between college semesters at NJIT when the unthinkable happened: The 22-year-old began losing his sight and hearing. Rushed to the hospital, DeBlasio, a rising senior, was diagnosed with a build up of the cerebral spinal fluid in the cavities of the brain -- the cause, a tumor. More than $8,200 had been raised for the Paramus Catholic graduate on a GoFundMe page as of Sunday evening. The tumor, known as an intracranial germinoma, is an extremely rare build-up of germ cells in the pineal region of the brain, t…

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by Cecilia Levine