title: Clinics in diagnostic imaging (37). Germinoma of the pineal gland.
abstract: Tumours occurring in the region of the pineal gland are uncommon in paediatric patients but may manifest with typical signs and symptoms. A 6-year-old boy with precocious puberty caused by a germinoma of the pineal gland detected on skull radiographs and confirmed on MR imaging is reported. The different types of tumours occurring in the region of the pineal gland and their imaging findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed