pinealoblastoma
Sign in to saveAlso known as pineoblastoma, Pineal PNET, Pineoblastoma (WHO Grade IV), Primitive Neuroectodermal Neoplasm of the Pineal Gland, Pineal Primitive Neuroectodermal Neoplasm, PINEOBLASTOMA, MALIGNANT, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Pineal Gland, Pineal Gland Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
thumb|Pineoblastoma on brain imaging Pineoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the pineal gland. A pineoblastoma is a supratentorial midline primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Pineoblastoma can present at any age, but is most common in young children. They account for 0.001% of all primary CNS neoplasms.
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Pineoblastoma
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Pineoblastoma
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Nausea, vomiting, headache, double vision, problems with eye movement
- Medical condition (new).onset
- Childhood, between the ages of 20 and 40
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- Just under half of all pineal gland tumors, which make up fewer than 1% of all primary brain tumors
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thumb|Pineoblastoma on brain imaging Pineoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the pineal gland. A pineoblastoma is a supratentorial midline primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Pineoblastoma can present at any age, but is most common in young children. They account for 0.001% of all primary CNS neoplasms.
== Epidemiology == Pineoblastomas typically occur at very young ages. One study found the average age of presentation to be 4.3 years, with peaks at age 3 and 8. Another cites cases to more commonly occur in patients under 2 years of age. Rates of occurrence for males and females are similar, but may be slightly more common in females. One study found incidence of pineoblastoma to be increased in black patients compared to white patients by around 71%. This difference was most apparent in patients aged 5 to 9 years old.
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