Granular cell astrocytoma (GCA) is a rare type of infiltrative brain tumor with most reported cases occurring in the suprasellar region. A pineal localization is extremely rare, with only 4 previously reported cases in the literature. The authors describe the case of a 16-year-old boy who developed signs of increased intracranial pressure and Parinaud syndrome. Cranial CT and MRI revealed a well-demarcated and enhanced mass in the pineal region accompanied by obstructive hydrocephalus. Subtotal resection was performed via a subtemporal approach. A histological diagnosis of GCA was made. Three years after surgery, the patient was alive and well without adjuvant therapy, and serial MRI showed no signs of progression of a small residual tumor. After a thorough review of the different epidemiological, clinical, and imaging features; treatments; and prognoses of GCAs in other intracranial localizations, the authors analyzed features of this tumor in the pineal region.
| Référence | 1757 |
| Année | 2015 |
| Type | Article |
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| Disciplines associées | Laboratoire |
| Auteur | El Asri AC |
| Auteurs associés | Baallal H, Zoubeir Y, Sinaa M, Albouzidi A, Gazzaz M, Akhaddar A, Boucetta M, El Mostarchid B |
| Discipline | Neurochirurgie |
| Revue | J Neurosurg Pediatr |
| Référence Revue | 15(5):506-9 |
