Intrinsic malignant glioma of the pineal gland

I K Pople; J C Arango; F Scaravilli

doi:10.1007/BF00306198

Intrinsic malignant glioma of the pineal gland

Childs Nerv Syst. 1993 Nov;9(7):422-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00306198.

Authors

I K Pople¹, J C Arango, F Scaravilli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK.

PMID: 8306360
DOI: 10.1007/BF00306198

Abstract

The case of a 6-year-old girl who presented with a glioblastoma multiforme arising from the pineal gland is reported. Most so-called gliomas of the pineal region originate from neighbouring structures; authentic malignant gliomas of the pineal itself are extremely rare. This appears to be only the second fully documented case reported in the world literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Child
Female
Glioblastoma / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pineal Gland*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed