Dr. Ashis Kumar Ghosh Cancer/Oncology specialist Assistant Professor Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital Expertise: Pediatric Hematology, Pediatric Oncology, Rare Childhood Cancer and Pediatric Medicine Tel- 01712685509 Pineal region tumors account for <1% of all intracranial neoplasms, of which approximately 14–27% is of pineal parenchymal origin.[ 1 ] Gliomas are very rare in the pineal region. They are thought to arise from the native glial cells of pineal gland or from the adjacent structure.[ 2 ] A wide spectrum of pineal region glial tumors have been described including pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, glioblastoma, oligodendroglioma, and ganglioglioma; mainly as case reports. We report one cases of pineal region PA with variable clinical, radiological, and histological features with a review of literature. Case 1: An 8-year-old male child was brought to the Pediatric Hematology and Onc
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