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Pineal region choriocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
233327
•Concept ID:
C1335414
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Choriocarcinoma of Pineal Area; choriocarcinoma of pineal area; Choriocarcinoma of Pineal Region; choriocarcinoma of pineal region; Choriocarcinoma of the Pineal Area; choriocarcinoma of the pineal area; Choriocarcinoma of the Pineal Region; choriocarcinoma of the pineal region; Pineal Area Choriocarcinoma; pineal area choriocarcinoma; Pineal Choriocarcinoma; pineal choriocarcinoma; Pineal Region Choriocarcinoma; pineal region choriocarcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003509

Definition

A choriocarcinoma (disease) that involves the pineal body. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPineal region choriocarcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of primary intracranial germ cell tumors.
Kyritsis AP
J Neurooncol 2010 Jan;96(2):143-9. Epub 2009 Jul 9 doi: 10.1007/s11060-009-9951-z. PMID: 19588227
The treatment of cranial germ cell tumours.
Brandes AA, Pasetto LM, Monfardini S
Cancer Treat Rev 2000 Aug;26(4):233-42. doi: 10.1053/ctrv.2000.0169. PMID: 10913379
Pineal region masses: differential diagnosis.
Smirniotopoulos JG, Rushing EJ, Mena H
Radiographics 1992 May;12(3):577-96. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.12.3.1609147. PMID: 1609147

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cervical spinal cord infarction after surgery for a pineal region choriocarcinoma in the sitting position: case report.
Nitta H, Yamashita J, Nomura M, Igarashi N
Neurosurgery 1997 May;40(5):1082-5; discussion 1085-6. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199705000-00039. PMID: 9149270

Diagnosis

Cervical spinal cord infarction after surgery for a pineal region choriocarcinoma in the sitting position: case report.
Nitta H, Yamashita J, Nomura M, Igarashi N
Neurosurgery 1997 May;40(5):1082-5; discussion 1085-6. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199705000-00039. PMID: 9149270

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