Primary glioblastoma in the pineal region: a case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Glioblastoma in the pineal region is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 68-year-old man presented with a sudden deterioration manifesting as a headache, vomiting and gait disturbance. A magnetic resonance imaging study revealed a heter...

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Autores principales: Moon, Kyung-Sub, Jung, Shin, Jung, Tae-Young, Kim, In-Young, Lee, Min-Cheol, Lee, Kyung-Hwa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2547112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18752674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-288
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Glioblastoma in the pineal region is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 68-year-old man presented with a sudden deterioration manifesting as a headache, vomiting and gait disturbance. A magnetic resonance imaging study revealed a heterogeneously ring-enhanced mass in the pineal region. The mass was subtotally removed through the occipital transtentorial approach, and diagnosed as a glioblastoma. CONCLUSION: We discuss the clinical course, radiological findings and treatment strategies of pineal glioblastoma with a review of the relevant literature.

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