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Tectal Glioma

MedGen UID:
1792786
•Concept ID:
C5556345
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A glioma that arises from the tectum mesenchephali. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTectal Glioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tectal gliomas: assessment of malignant progression, clinical management, and quality of life in a supposedly benign neoplasm.
Mohme M, Fritzsche FS, Mende KC, Matschke J, Löbel U, Kammler G, Westphal M, Emami P, Martens T
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jun;44(6):E15. doi: 10.3171/2018.3.FOCUS1850. PMID: 29852760
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562
Management of tectal glioma in childhood.
Stark AM, Fritsch MJ, Claviez A, Dörner L, Mehdorn HM
Pediatr Neurol 2005 Jul;33(1):33-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.12.014. PMID: 15876519

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tectal glioma as a distinct diagnostic entity: a comprehensive clinical, imaging, histologic and molecular analysis.
Liu APY, Harreld JH, Jacola LM, Gero M, Acharya S, Ghazwani Y, Wu S, Li X, Klimo P Jr, Gajjar A, Chiang J, Qaddoumi I
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2018 Sep 25;6(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s40478-018-0602-5. PMID: 30253793Free PMC Article
Visual outcome after endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus.
Jung JH, Chai YH, Jung S, Kim IY, Jang WY, Moon KS, Kim SK, Chong S, Kim SK, Jung TY
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 Feb;34(2):247-255. Epub 2017 Nov 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3626-4. PMID: 29101614
Neuropsychological outcome after endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
Hader WJ, Brooks BL, Partlo L, Hamilton M
Can J Neurol Sci 2014 Nov;41(6):729-34. Epub 2014 Nov 13 doi: 10.1017/cjn.2014.108. PMID: 25391336
Brainstem glioma: a review.
Grimm SA, Chamberlain MC
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2013 May;13(5):346. doi: 10.1007/s11910-013-0346-3. PMID: 23512689
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562

Diagnosis

Pediatric tectal glioma presented with acute hydrocephalus and ventriculomegaly. Two case reports.
Göktürk Y, Göktürk Ş, Kamaşak K
Arch Argent Pediatr 2024 Oct 1;122(5):e202310244. Epub 2024 Feb 15 doi: 10.5546/aap.2023-10244.eng. PMID: 38320212
Atypical Molecular Features of Pediatric Tectal Glioma: A Single Institutional Series.
Yakir MJ, Elster JD, Paul MR, Khanna PC, Malicki DM, Levy ML, Crawford JR
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Apr 1;45(3):e410-e414. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002596. PMID: 36730386
Tectal glioma as a distinct diagnostic entity: a comprehensive clinical, imaging, histologic and molecular analysis.
Liu APY, Harreld JH, Jacola LM, Gero M, Acharya S, Ghazwani Y, Wu S, Li X, Klimo P Jr, Gajjar A, Chiang J, Qaddoumi I
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2018 Sep 25;6(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s40478-018-0602-5. PMID: 30253793Free PMC Article
Brainstem glioma: a review.
Grimm SA, Chamberlain MC
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2013 May;13(5):346. doi: 10.1007/s11910-013-0346-3. PMID: 23512689
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562

Therapy

Rescue bevacizumab following symptomatic pseudoprogression of a tectal glioma post-radiotherapy: a case report and review of the literature.
Nguyen TK, Perry J, Sundaram ANE, Detsky J, Maralani PJ, Calabrese E, Das S, Sahgal A
J Neurooncol 2019 Jul;143(3):475-481. Epub 2019 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-019-03179-y. PMID: 31054097
Complete response and long-term survival (>20 years) of a child with tectal glioma: a case report.
Burzynski SR, Burzynski GS, Janicki TJ, Marszalek A
Pediatr Neurosurg 2015;50(2):99-103. Epub 2015 Apr 22 doi: 10.1159/000369907. PMID: 25926271
Complications and subsequent removal of retained shunt hardware after endoscopic third ventriculostomy: case series.
Pindrik J, Jallo GI, Ahn ES
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013 Jun;11(6):722-6. Epub 2013 Apr 5 doi: 10.3171/2013.3.PEDS12489. PMID: 23560795
Hyponatremia following endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a report of 5 cases and analysis of risk factors.
Lang SS, Bauman JA, Aversano MW, Sanborn MR, Vossough A, Heuer GG, Storm PB
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2012 Jul;10(1):39-43. Epub 2012 Jun 15 doi: 10.3171/2012.4.PEDS1222. PMID: 22702328
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562

Prognosis

Atypical Molecular Features of Pediatric Tectal Glioma: A Single Institutional Series.
Yakir MJ, Elster JD, Paul MR, Khanna PC, Malicki DM, Levy ML, Crawford JR
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Apr 1;45(3):e410-e414. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002596. PMID: 36730386
Rescue bevacizumab following symptomatic pseudoprogression of a tectal glioma post-radiotherapy: a case report and review of the literature.
Nguyen TK, Perry J, Sundaram ANE, Detsky J, Maralani PJ, Calabrese E, Das S, Sahgal A
J Neurooncol 2019 Jul;143(3):475-481. Epub 2019 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-019-03179-y. PMID: 31054097
Tectal glioma as a distinct diagnostic entity: a comprehensive clinical, imaging, histologic and molecular analysis.
Liu APY, Harreld JH, Jacola LM, Gero M, Acharya S, Ghazwani Y, Wu S, Li X, Klimo P Jr, Gajjar A, Chiang J, Qaddoumi I
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2018 Sep 25;6(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s40478-018-0602-5. PMID: 30253793Free PMC Article
Visual outcome after endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus.
Jung JH, Chai YH, Jung S, Kim IY, Jang WY, Moon KS, Kim SK, Chong S, Kim SK, Jung TY
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 Feb;34(2):247-255. Epub 2017 Nov 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3626-4. PMID: 29101614
Risk of seizures in children with tectal gliomas.
Dabscheck G, Prabhu SP, Manley PE, Goumnerova L, Ullrich NJ
Epilepsia 2015 Sep;56(9):e139-42. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/epi.13080. PMID: 26193802

Clinical prediction guides

Tectal Low-Grade Glioma with H3 K27M Mutation.
Sumi K, Shijo K, Igarashi T, Yamamuro S, Sasano M, Oshima H, Ishige T, Honma T, Yagasaki H, Yoshino A
World Neurosurg 2020 Sep;141:91-100. Epub 2020 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.05.240. PMID: 32505657
Tectal gliomas: assessment of malignant progression, clinical management, and quality of life in a supposedly benign neoplasm.
Mohme M, Fritzsche FS, Mende KC, Matschke J, Löbel U, Kammler G, Westphal M, Emami P, Martens T
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jun;44(6):E15. doi: 10.3171/2018.3.FOCUS1850. PMID: 29852760
Diagnosis and treatment for pure aqueductal tumor.
Tamura R, Miwa T, Ohira T, Yoshida K
J Clin Neurosci 2017 Oct;44:260-263. Epub 2017 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.06.059. PMID: 28690017
Risk of seizures in children with tectal gliomas.
Dabscheck G, Prabhu SP, Manley PE, Goumnerova L, Ullrich NJ
Epilepsia 2015 Sep;56(9):e139-42. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/epi.13080. PMID: 26193802
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562

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