RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Marcol, Wiesław
A1 Kotulska, Katarzyna
A1 Grajkowska, Wiesława
A1 Gołka, Dariusz
A1 Właszczuk, Paweł
A1 Drogosiewicz, Monika
A1 Mandera, Marek
A1 Lewin-Kowalik, Joanna
A1 Roszkowski, Marcin
T1 PAPILLARY PINEOCYTOMA IN CHILD: A CASE REPORT
JF Biomedical papers
YR 2007
VO 151
IS 1
SP 121
OP 123
DO 10.5507/bp.2007.023
UL https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-200701-0023.php
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.