title: [A case of pineoblastoma primary presenting a pineal hemorrhage causing obstructive hydrocephalus].
abstract: A 9-year-old female suddenly developed headache and nausea. Computed tomography (CT) revealed pineal mass lesion and obstructive hydrocephalus. One week after the onset, hydrocephalus spontaneously resolved. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed that the mass was a subacute hematoma and that hydrocephalus had improved. Sequential MRI 4 months later revealed an enhanced lesion in the pineal region. Total removal of the tumor by the occipital transtentorial approach established the histopathological diagnosis of pineoblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 815-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inamura
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: Kiyonobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikezaki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakamizo
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inoha
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukui
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications*; D010870:Pineal Gland; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000150:complications*