Pineal gland tumor

Pineal gland tumor Main page
Patient Information
Overview
Causes
Classification Pineocytoma Pineal teratoma Pineal yolk sac tumor Pineal choriocarcinoma Pineal embryonal carcinoma Pineal germinoma Pineal gland cyst
Pathophysiology
Differentiating pineal gland tumor from Other Diseases
Differentiating features among different various Pineal Gland Tumors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D., Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Pineal gland tumors; Pineal gland cancer; Pineal gland cancers; Pineal gland neoplasm; Pineal gland neoplasms; Neoplasm of the pineal gland; Neoplasms of the pineal gland; Cancer of the pineal gland; Cancers of the pineal gland; Astrocytoma; Meningioma; Pineal gland; Parinaud syndrome; Brain tumor

Classification

Pineal gland tumors

Pineal parenchymal tumors

Astrocytoma of the pineal gland

Germ cell tumors

Pineal metastasis

Pineocytoma

Pineal parenchymal tumor with intermediate differentiation

Papillary tumor of the pineal region

Pineoblastoma

Pineal germinoma

Pineal embryonal carcinoma

Pineal choriocarcinoma

Pineal yolk sac tumor

Pineal teratoma

Differentiating pineal gland tumor from Other Diseases

Pineal gland tumormust be differentiated from other diseases that cause seizure, visual disturbance, and constitutional symptoms, such as:

• Oligodendroglioma
• Meningioma
• Astrocytoma
• Pituitary adenoma
• Schwannoma
• primary CNS lymphoma
• Medulloblastoma
• Ependymoma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Hemangioblastoma
• AV malformation
• Brain aneurysm
• Bacterial brain abscess
• Tuberculosis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Hydatid cyst
• CNS cryptococcosis
• CNS aspergillosis
• Brain metastasis

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