title: Primary glioblastoma in the pineal region: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Kyung-Sub
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Tae-Young
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: In-Young
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min-Cheol
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyung-Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee