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16645719

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-11
pubmed:abstractText
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBMs) tumors are exceedingly rare tumors in the pineal region. We present three cases in which patients presented with a pineal/posterior third ventricular region mass and review all the previously reported cases in the literature. Pineal region GBM seems to be a very aggressive tumor with a high rate of leptomeningeal and ependymal metastatic disease. Patients usually present with signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus and Parinaud's syndrome. The clinical and radiological characteristics of pineal GBM do not differentiate it from other malignancies of this region, thus surgical biopsy is generally required for definitive diagnosis. Glioblastoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the pineal region tumors, especially when evidence of leptomeningeal or ependymal metastatic disease is present.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0167-594X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
307-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Glioblastoma multiforme of the pineal region.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Suite 3B409, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2303, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports