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[A case of pineoblastoma successfully treated with surgery, combined chemotherapy of cisplatin and etoposide, and radiotherapy].

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A 5-year-old girl was admitted to another clinic because of vomiting and convulsions. She was brought to our clinic after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was inserted. CT scan on admission in our clinic showed a tumor in the pineal region with tumoral hemorrhage. Tumor markers such as HCG, AFP, CEA,

Primary pineal tumors: outcome and prognostic factors--a study from the Rare Cancer Network (RCN).

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OBJECTIVE To better define outcome and prognostic factors in primary pineal tumors. METHODS Thirty-five consecutive patients from seven academic centers of the Rare Cancer Network diagnosed between 1988 and 2006 were included. Median age was 36 years. Surgical resection consisted of biopsy in 12

Incidence of pineal gland cyst and pineoblastoma in children with retinoblastoma during the chemoreduction era.

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OBJECTIVE To report on the frequency of cysts and tumors of the pineal gland in patients with retinoblastoma. METHODS Observational retrospective case control study. METHODS METHODS Institutional. study population: Four hundred eight patients treated for retinoblastoma from January 2000 to January

Papillary tumors of the pineal region: a novel therapeutic option-stereotactic 125iodine brachytherapy.

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We evaluated the efficacy of interstitial brachytherapy (IBT) using (125)Iodine ((125)I) seeds for treatment of papillary tumors of the pineal region. Between September 2003 and September 2010, four patients (M/F = 2/2; median age, 57.3 years; range 29.2-69.1 years) with papillary tumors of the

Neurofiberscopic biopsy of tumors of the pineal region and posterior third ventricle: indications, technique, complications, and results.

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OBJECTIVE Evaluation of results of the neurofiberscopic biopsy of tumors of the pineal region and posterior third ventricle. METHODS From 2001 to 2004, 23 patients (mean age, 30.6 yr) with tumors located in the pineal region or posterior third ventricle underwent neurofiberscopic biopsy with

[Abdominal metastasis of a pineal region tumor through ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Case report].

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An 18-year-old male was admitted with headache, nausea, and vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) revealed an enhanced tumor of the pineal region and hydrocephalus. The tumor was partially resected via a parieto-occipital craniectomy. The histological diagnosis was germinoma. No serum tumor markers

Pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation.

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The 2007 World Health Organization classification of tumors of the central nervous system identified "pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation" (PPTID) as a new pineal parenchymal neoplasm, located between pineocytoma and pineoblastoma as grade II or III. Because of the small number

Cytogenetic and ultrastructural study of a pineocytoma case report.

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The authors report a case of pineocytoma in a 44-year-old woman suffering from headache, vomiting and Parinaud syndrome. At histopathological examination the neoplasm showed a ill-defined lobulate pattern with some small pineocytomatous rosettes. The electron-microscopy revealed cells of moderate

A rare case of a pineoblastoma with a rhabdomyoblastic component.

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Pineal anlage tumor (PAT) is a rare subtype of pineoblastoma (PB), which shows a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 5-year-old boy with PB with a rhabdomyoblastic component. He presented at a local clinic with vomiting and was transferred to our hospital following discovery of a pineal mass. An

Moyamoya syndrome: post cranial irradiation of pineal gland tumor.

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CONCLUSIONS A right-handed eight-year-old boy, with headache, vomiting and positive parinaud's sign was diagnosed as having a pineal gland tumor which histopathological section from surgical biopsy revealed to be a germinoma. The patient underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt for obstructive

Metastatic pineal tumors treated by neuroendoscopic surgery--two case reports.

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Two patients presented with metastatic pineal tumors. A 69-year-old man had gait disturbance, dementia, and urinary incontinence but no history of previous malignancy. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a 23-mm tumor in the pineal region and obstructive hydrocephalus. A 37-year-old man

Neuroendoscopic management of posterior third ventricle and pineal region tumors: technique, limitation, and possible complication avoidance.

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The endoscopic approach has gained an increased popularity in recent years for the biopsy and, in selected cases, the removal of tumors of the posterior third ventricle and pineal region. The authors report their experience on a series of 20 patients discussing also the technical limitations and

Successful treatment of neoadjuvant therapy for papillary tumor of the pineal region.

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We report a boy who in 1994, at the age of 11, presented with headache and vomiting. The fi nal diagnosis was papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a heterogeneous mass. Hydrocephalus was addressed by immediate ventricle drainage; subsequently, we

Retrospective Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics, Therapeutic Aspects, and Prognostic Factors of 18 Cases of Childhood Pineoblastoma.

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BACKGROUND Pineoblastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the pineal gland, which is more common in children. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 18 cases of pineoblastoma in children (10 girls), including general, clinical, and therapeutic information, and factors affecting prognosis. RESULTS The

[Germinoma (ectopic pinealoma) with double location : supra-sellar and the cerebellum without pineal tumour (author's transl)].

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The now nine years old girl with growth retardation, started to be ill with otitis and then diabetes insipidus of central origin at 1974. A treatment with lysin-vasopressin is prescribed. The PNEG in May 1976 shows a little, pea like, suspicious, supra-sellar nodule who is not surgically explored

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