Title
Glioblastoma of pineal region: report of four cases and literature review
Date Issued
01 October 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Abstract
We report four cases of glioblastoma in the pineal region. The patients presented a severe headache and vomiting. Brain imaging showed a heterogeneously enhanced tumor in the pineal region with obstructive hydrocephalus. Case 3 developed a subependymal dissemination. The patient went to ventricular-peritoneal shunt and subtotal or total resection and radiotherapy with/without chemotherapy. Cases 1 and 2 received radiation and died 8 and 11 later months. Cases 3 and 4 completed radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and survived 28 and 31 months after the initial diagnosis. Glioblastoma in the pineal region carry a poor prognosis and require neurooncology teams.
Start page
251
End page
259
Volume
6
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurología clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85050583502
PubMed ID
Source
CNS oncology
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