Pineal gland tumor
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Differentiating features among different various Pineal Gland Tumors |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D., 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
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Differentiating pineal gland tumor from Other Diseases
Pineal gland tumormust be differentiated from other diseases that cause seizure, visual disturbance, and constitutional symptoms, such as:
- Oligodendroglioma
- Meningioma
- Astrocytoma
- Pituitary adenoma
- Schwannoma
- primary CNS lymphoma
- Medulloblastoma
- Ependymoma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Hemangioblastoma
- AV malformation
- Brain aneurysm
- Bacterial brain abscess
- Tuberculosis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Hydatid cyst
- CNS cryptococcosis
- CNS aspergillosis
- Brain metastasis
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