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
Author(s)
Garcia-Corrochano P.
Rojas-Meza S.
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
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85050583502
PubMed ID
Source
CNS oncology
Sources of information:
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