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2058425

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
Seven patients with non-neoplastic symptomatic lesions of the pineal gland have been operated on in our department since 1988. Clinical symptoms were slight and there were intermittent signs of a space occupying lesions in the quadrigeminal area, i.e. visual and gait disturbances. In three patients, obstructive hydrocephalus with related symptoms was found. Diagnosis was confirmed by use of MRI in sagittal planes, revealing a cystic lesion in five and a solid tumour in two patients. All patients were operated on without complications using an infratentorial supracerebellar approach. Histological examination showed glial cysts of the pineal gland in five patients. In the two solid specimens, normal pineal tissue was found. These lesions seem to be of special interest, as the only pathological property are their size: Both lesions--"too large pineal glands"--caused obstruction of the outlet of the third ventricle with subsequent hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment was curative in all cases with prompt relief of the symptoms. Clinical symptoms and signs, diagnostic and pathological findings, as well as the surgical results of these cases will be reported.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
40-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Benign symptomatic lesions of the pineal gland. Report of seven cases treated surgically.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurochirurgische Klinik, Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität, München, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports