Pineal teratoma

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

Synonyms and keywords: Pineal teratomas; Pineal germ cell tumors; Pineal gland tumors; Brain tumor

Overview

  • Pineal teratoma is an uncommon extra-axial intracranial cancer, which can have a bewildering variety of components and thus a wide range of appearances.[1]
  • Pineal teratoma may be classified into three subtypes: Mature, immature, and mature with malignant transformation.

References

  1. ↑ Intracranial teratomas. Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky and Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-teratoma. Accessed on December 10, 2015


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