Intrinsic malignant glioma of the pineal gland.
The case of a 6-year-old girl who presented with a glioblastoma multiforme arising from the pineal gland is reported. Most so-called gliomas of the pineal region originate from neighbouring structures; authentic malignant gliomas of the pineal itself are extremely rare. This appears to be only the second fully documented case reported in the world literature.
Pople
I K
IK
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK.
Arango
J C
JC
Scaravilli
F
F
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010870:Pineal Gland; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed