[A case of pineoblastoma primary presenting a pineal hemorrhage causing obstructive hydrocephalus].
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.
Hata
Nobuhiro
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Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 815-8582, Japan.
Inamura
Takanori
T
Matsushima
Toshio
T
Yoshimoto
Koji
K
Ikezaki
Kiyonobu
K
Nakamizo
Akira
A
Inoha
Satoshi
S
Fukui
Masashi
M
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*