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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug 18;9(8):e1576.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.1576.

Pineal Gland Tumor but not Pinealoma: A Case Report

Syeda Naqvi  1 , Chintan Rupareliya  2 , Abdullah Shams  3 , Maria Hameed  1 , Zabeen Mahuwala  4 , Pirthvi Raj Giyanwani  5
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Case Reports

Pineal Gland Tumor but not Pinealoma: A Case Report

Syeda Naqvi et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

The pineal gland is a small pinecone-shaped and functionally endocrine structure located in the epithalamus region. Developmentally, the pineal gland is considered as a part of the epithalamus. It plays a role in the entrainment of the circadian rhythms of an organism by producing melatonin, a functionally important hormone. Lesions of the pineal region are rare compared to other parts of the brain. A lesion may be tumorous or non-tumorous in nature. The most common lesions are tumors that are pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT) in origin. Gliomas are the second most common tumors in the pineal region. We report a case of a high-grade oligodendroglioma, not commonly seen in the pineal region, in a 45-year-old male. The patient was suspected to have a mass in the pineal region on a computed tomography (CT) scan and histology confirmed the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma. This is a unique case because only five such cases have been reported so far.

Keywords: headache; oligodendroglioma; pineal gland; tumor; visual disturbance.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Tumor in the Pineal Region
Figure 2
Figure 2. Pineal Region Mass on CT Scan
CT - computed tomography.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Pinealoma Subtypes on the Basis of Histology
The smaller pie chart contains three subtypes of pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT).
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