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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2017; 06(02): 135-140
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1596044
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Imaging Spectrum of Unusual Pineal Region Masses: A Short Series of Four Cases

Anandamoyee Dhar
1   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Ruchi Jain
1   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Bipin Walia
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Urmi Mukherjee
3   Department of Pathology, Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Bharat Aggarwal
1   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India
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17 September 2016

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10 February 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Pineal tumors are rare intracranial neoplasm with germ cell tumors and pineal parenchymal tumors being the predominant type, seen in 80 to 90% of cases. Only a few cases of glioblastomas have been reported. The incidence of astrocytoma and meningioma is also low in this region. In this article, we will discuss the key imaging features and diagnostic dilemmas in four rare types of pineal region tumors including pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation, pineal astrocytoma, falcotentorial junction meningioma, and glioblastoma with subependymal spread.

Keywords

pineal region tumor - glioblastoma of pineal region - pineal astrocytoma
 

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