title: [Expansive mass of the posterior region of the 3d ventricle (tumors of the pineal region)].
abstract: Tumours of the pineal region are rare. Clinical and CT aspects, and results of the treatment of 12 cases observed in a 5 years period (1979-1984) are described. The authors consider the supracerebellar infratentorial approach, formerly described by Krause in 1926 and reintroduced by Stein in 1971, the best for the surgical management of these tumours.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurocirurgia da Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Brasil.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Spotti
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Da Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010870:Pineal Gland; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Massa espansiva da região posterior do terceiro ventrículo (tumores da região da pineal).