Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma of the pineal region

B H Srinivas; Megha S Uppin; Manas K Panigrahi; M Vijaya Saradhi; Y Jyotsna Rani; Sundaram Challa

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2010.02.022

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma of the pineal region

J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Nov;17(11):1439-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.02.022. Epub 2010 Jul 23.

Authors

B H Srinivas¹, Megha S Uppin, Manas K Panigrahi, M Vijaya Saradhi, Y Jyotsna Rani, Sundaram Challa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India.

PMID: 20655751
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.02.022

Abstract

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas are indolent, astrocytic tumors usually located in the superficial cerebral cortex. They have not been described as occurring in the pineal region. We describe a patient with an astrocytic tumor arising in the pineal region that fulfilled all of the morphologic and immunohistochemical criteria of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma located in the pineal region.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Astrocytoma / diagnosis*
Astrocytoma / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Headache / diagnosis
Headache / etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Ocular Motility Disorders / diagnosis
Ocular Motility Disorders / etiology
Pineal Gland / pathology*
Pineal Gland / surgery
Pinealoma / diagnosis*
Pinealoma / surgery
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome