Pineal gland tumor
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Pineal gland tumors, Pineal gland cancer; Pineal gland cancers; Pineal gland neoplasm; Pineal gland neoplasms; Neoplasm of the pineal gland; Neoplasms of the pineal gland; Cancer of the pineal gland; Cancers of the pineal gland; Astrocytoma; Meningioma; Pineal gland; Parinaud syndrome; Brain tumor
Overview
The various types of pineal gland tumors include:[1]
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Symptomatic treatment | Definitive treatment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corticosteroids | Anticonvulsants | Whole brain radiotherapy | Surgery | Stereotactic radiosurgery | Chemotherapy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Pineal region mass. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pineal-region-mass. Accessed on November 18, 2015