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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.
4.1 Pineocytoma 4.2 Pineal parenchymal tumour of intermediate differentiation 4.3 Pineoblastoma 4.4 Papillary tumor of the pineal region 4.5 Desmoplastic myxoid tumour of the pineal region, SMARCB1-mutant
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 ]
Colloid cysts are most effectively removed through a craniotomy, where part of the skull is removed to access the brain. It is a rare kind of brain tumour but one which is fortunately benign, ...
Pineocytoma: Specialty: Oncology: Treatment: Surgical resection, radiation therapy: A pinealoma is a tumor of the pineal gland, a part of the brain that produces ...
The thalamus and hypothalamus are major divisions of the diencephalon, with the pituitary gland and pineal gland attached at the bottom; tumors of the pituitary [39] and pineal gland [40] are often benign. The brainstem lies between the large cerebral cortex and the spinal cord. It is divided into the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. [35]
I'd like to clarify that a cyst is not a tumor. It is my understanding that a cyst is fluid filled, whereas a tumor is a solid mass. As for the pineal gland cyst, most are asymptomatic - in other words, individuals lead normal lives with none of those symptoms described by in this article. Right now, there are no known causes of pineal gland cysts.
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