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A pineal gland cyst is a usually benign (non-malignant) cyst in the pineal gland, a small endocrine gland in the brain. Historically, these fluid-filled bodies appeared on 1-4% of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans, but were more frequently diagnosed at death, seen in 4-11% of autopsies. [1]
However, certain types of CNS cysts are more prevalent in certain types of individuals than others. Some examples of incidence rates in specific types of cysts include: [1] Arachnoid cysts are more prevalent in males than females; Colloid cysts are more prevalent in adults; Dermoid cysts are more prevalent in children under 10 years of age
Pineocytoma, is a rare, benign, slowly growing tumor of the pineal gland. The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland close to the center of the brain that secretes melatonin into the bloodstream. Pineocytomas can cause pressure and fluid build-up in the brain. They are more common in adults.
1.5.10 Multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor 1.5.11 Dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease) 1.5.12 Central neurocytoma 1.5.13 Extraventricular neurocytoma 1.5.14 Cerebellar liponeurocytoma 1.6 Ependymal tumours 1.6.1 Supratentorial ependymoma 1.6.1.1 Supratentorial ependymoma, ZFTA fusion-positive
A pinealoma is a tumor of the pineal gland, a part of the brain that produces melatonin. If a pinealoma destroys the cells of the pineal gland in a child, it can cause precocious puberty . Signs and symptoms
Papillary Tumors of the Pineal Region are located on the pineal gland which is located in the center of the brain. The pineal gland is located on roof of the diencephalon. It is a cone-shaped structure dorsal to the midbrain tectum. [3] The tumor appears to be derived from the specialized ependymal cells of the subcommissural organ.
Intracranial germinoma occurs in 0.7 per million children. [6] As with other germ-cell tumors (GCTs) occurring outside the gonads, the most common location of intracranial germinoma is on or near the midline, often in the pineal or suprasellar areas; in 5-10% of patients with germinoma in either area, the tumor is in both areas. Like other GCTs ...
Pineoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the pineal gland. A pineoblastoma is a supratentorial midline primitive neuroectodermal tumor. [2] Pineoblastoma can present at any age, but is most common in young children. They account for 0.001% of all primary CNS neoplasms. [3]