Pineal tumours: classification
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Pineal tumours: classification. Germinomas, Teratoma, Choriocarcinoma, Yolk sac tumours, Embryonal carcinoma. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Germ cell tumours
- Germinomas
- Teratoma
- Choriocarcinoma
- Yolk sac tumours
- Embryonal carcinoma
Primary pineal tumours
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Pineal gliomas
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Pineal invasion by adjacent tumours
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Metastases
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References
- Gaillard F, Jones J. Masses of the pineal region: clinical presentation and radiographic features. Postgrad Med J 2010; 86:597-607.
- Blakeley JO, Grossman SA. Management of pineal region tumours. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006; 7:505-516.
- Hayashida Y, Hirai T, Korogi Y, et al. Pineal cystic germinoma with syncitiotrophoblastic giant cells mimicking MR imaging findings of a pineal cyst. Am J Neuroradiol 2004; 25:1538-1540.
