Primary glioblastoma in the pineal region: a case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Glioblastoma in the pineal region is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the literature.


METHODS
A 68-year-old man presented with a sudden deterioration manifesting as a headache, vomiting and gait disturbance. A magnetic resonance imaging study revealed a heterogeneously ring-enhanced mass in the pineal region. The mass was subtotally removed through the occipital transtentorial approach, and diagnosed as a glioblastoma.


CONCLUSIONS
We discuss the clinical course, radiological findings and treatment strategies of pineal glioblastoma with a review of the relevant literature.
Moon
Kyung-Sub
KS
Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. moonks@chonnam.ac.kr
Jung
Shin
S
Jung
Tae-Young
TY
Kim
In-Young
IY
Lee
Min-Cheol
MC
Lee
Kyung-Hwa
KH