Abstract
BACKGROUND: Papillary pineocytoma is an extremely rare tumor usually with a poor outcome. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 10-year-old-girl with pineal gland tumor and obstructive hydrocephalus diagnosed using MRI. The child was successful treated by insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and consecutive tumor resection by supracerebellar-infratentorial approach. Histopathological examination showed a papillary structure of the pineocytoma. As such, tumors are considered to be aggressive the child was subjected to radio- and chemotherapy. CONCLUSION: At six year follow-up after surgery, the patient is symptom-free and the MRI shows no tumor recurrence.
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Marcol, W., Kotulska, K., Grajkowska, W., Gołka, D., Właszczuk, P., Drogosiewicz, M., … Roszkowski, M. (2007). Papillary pineocytoma in child: a case report. Biomedical Papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacký, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, 151(1), 121–123. https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2007.023
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