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==Overview==
==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.<ref name=overviewpt1>Intracranial teratomas. Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky and Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-teratoma. Accessed on December 10, 2015</ref>
*Pineal teratoma is an uncommon extra-axial intracranial cancer, which can have a bewildering variety of components and thus a wide range of appearances.<ref name=overviewpt1>Intracranial teratomas. Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky and Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-teratoma. Accessed on December 10, 2015</ref>
*Pineal teratoma may be classified into three subtypes: mature, immature, and mature with malignant transformation.
*Pineal teratoma may be classified into three subtypes: mature, immature, and mature with malignant transformation.
*On microscopic histopathological analysis, pineal teratoma is characterized by cells originating from at least two and usually all three embryonic layers ([[ectoderm]], [[mesoderm]], and [[endoderm]]). The histological subtype may not necessarily determine the biological behavior.<ref name=pathpt1>Pathology of extra-axial intracranial teratoma. Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky and Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-teratoma. Accessed on December 10, 2015</ref>
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:53, 10 December 2015

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.
  • On microscopic histopathological analysis, pineal teratoma is characterized by cells originating from at least two and usually all three embryonic layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm). The histological subtype may not necessarily determine the biological behavior.[2]

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
  2. Pathology of extra-axial intracranial teratoma. 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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