PT Journal
AU Marcol, W
   Kotulska, K
   Grajkowska, W
   Golka, D
   Wlaszczuk, P
   Drogosiewicz, M
   Mandera, M
   Lewin-Kowalik, J
   Roszkowski, M
TI PAPILLARY PINEOCYTOMA IN CHILD: A CASE REPORT
SO Biomedical papers
PY 2007
BP 121
EP 123
VL 151
IS 1
DI 10.5507/bp.2007.023
DE Pineal tumors/Pineocytoma/Papillary structures/Prognosis/Therapy/
AB 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 obstructuve hydrocephalus diangnosed 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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