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Pineal region teratoma

MedGen UID:
277517
•Concept ID:
C1335419
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Pineal Area Teratoma; pineal area teratoma; Pineal Region Teratoma; pineal region teratoma; Teratoma of Pineal Area; teratoma of pineal area; Teratoma of Pineal Region; teratoma of pineal region; Teratoma of the Pineal Area; teratoma of the pineal area; Teratoma of the Pineal Region; teratoma of the pineal region
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004015

Definition

A mature or immature teratoma that arises in the pineal region. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Recent advances in molecular biology and treatment strategies for intracranial germ cell tumors.
Huang X, Zhang R, Mao Y, Zhou LF, Zhang C
World J Pediatr 2016 Aug;12(3):275-282. Epub 2016 Jun 29 doi: 10.1007/s12519-016-0021-2. PMID: 27351562
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
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

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Etiology

Management of mature pineal region teratomas in pediatric age group.
Tanrıkulu B, Özek MM
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Jan;36(1):153-163. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04204-1. PMID: 31144023

Diagnosis

Management of mature pineal region teratomas in pediatric age group.
Tanrıkulu B, Özek MM
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Jan;36(1):153-163. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04204-1. PMID: 31144023

Prognosis

Management of mature pineal region teratomas in pediatric age group.
Tanrıkulu B, Özek MM
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Jan;36(1):153-163. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04204-1. PMID: 31144023

Clinical prediction guides

Pineal region teratoma with metastases in uncommon locations: a case report.
AlRefaei B, Al Haj Husain T, Alwaw R, Salama FA, Hamzeh G
J Med Case Rep 2022 Jun 23;16(1):261. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03454-z. PMID: 35739572Free PMC Article
Management of mature pineal region teratomas in pediatric age group.
Tanrıkulu B, Özek MM
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Jan;36(1):153-163. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04204-1. PMID: 31144023

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