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J Neurosurg Pediatr ; 15(5): 506-9, 2015 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25700123

ABSTRACT

Granular cell astrocytoma (GCA) is a rare type of infiltrative brain tumor with most reported cases occurring in the suprasellar region. A pineal localization is extremely rare, with only 4 previously reported cases in the literature. The authors describe the case of a 16-year-old boy who developed signs of increased intracranial pressure and Parinaud syndrome. Cranial CT and MRI revealed a well-demarcated and enhanced mass in the pineal region accompanied by obstructive hydrocephalus. Subtotal resection was performed via a subtemporal approach. A histological diagnosis of GCA was made. Three years after surgery, the patient was alive and well without adjuvant therapy, and serial MRI showed no signs of progression of a small residual tumor. After a thorough review of the different epidemiological, clinical, and imaging features; treatments; and prognoses of GCAs in other intracranial localizations, the authors analyzed features of this tumor in the pineal region.


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Astrocytoma/diagnosis , Astrocytoma/surgery , Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis , Brain Neoplasms/surgery , Granular Cell Tumor/diagnosis , Granular Cell Tumor/surgery , Hydrocephalus/etiology , Pineal Gland , Adolescent , Astrocytoma/chemistry , Astrocytoma/complications , Astrocytoma/pathology , Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis , Brain Neoplasms/chemistry , Brain Neoplasms/complications , Brain Neoplasms/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Granular Cell Tumor/chemistry , Granular Cell Tumor/complications , Granular Cell Tumor/pathology , Headache/etiology , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Neoplasm, Residual/diagnosis , Pineal Gland/pathology , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment Outcome , Vertigo/etiology
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