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Pineal Region Germ Cell Tumor

MedGen UID:
83893
•Concept ID:
C0349621
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Pineal Area Germ Cell Neoplasm; Pineal Area Germ Cell Tumor; Pineal Germ Cell Neoplasm; Pineal germ cell tumor; Pineal Germ Cell Tumor; Pineal Region Germ Cell Neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Pineal germ cell tumor (277508009)

Definition

A germ cell tumor that arises in the pineal region. Representative examples include teratoma, germinoma, and choriocarcinoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pineal Region Glioblastomas: Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Survival Outcome.
Niu X, Wang C, Zhou X, Yang Y, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Mao Q
World Neurosurg 2021 Feb;146:e799-e810. Epub 2020 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.016. PMID: 33186787
Management of pineal region tumors in a pediatric case series.
Schulz M, Afshar-Bakshloo M, Koch A, Capper D, Driever PH, Tietze A, Grün A, Thomale UW
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Jun;44(3):1417-1427. Epub 2020 Jun 6 doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01323-1. PMID: 32504201Free PMC Article
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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Prognosis

A pineal region germ cell tumor with rapid enlargement after a long-term follow-up: case report.
Jinguji S, Fukuda M, Nagasaki K, Fujii Y
Neurosurgery 2013 Apr;72(4):E687-93; discussion E693. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318284708a. PMID: 23277380

Clinical prediction guides

Mission impossible: chemotherapy in the intensive care for pineal region germ cell tumor.
Garg K, Mishra S, Rafiq R, Haresh KP, Singh M
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Jan;38(1):179-183. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-05031-5. PMID: 33474571
A pineal region germ cell tumor with rapid enlargement after a long-term follow-up: case report.
Jinguji S, Fukuda M, Nagasaki K, Fujii Y
Neurosurgery 2013 Apr;72(4):E687-93; discussion E693. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318284708a. PMID: 23277380

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