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Detection of a pineoblastoma with large central cyst in a young child

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The patient. We present the very rare case of a pineoblastoma with large central cyst in a 7-year-old boy who presented with a short history of gradually worsening headache and upward gaze palsy.

Imaging investigations. On CT and MRI studies, it was seen as a peripherally calcified, irregularly shaped mass with heterogeneous low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and ringed enhancement after gadolinium administration; there was homogeneous high signal intensity on T1-weighted images.

Discussion. We discuss differential diagnosis for several types of cystic tumors in the pineal region, including pineoblastomas.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hiroshima University Medical Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan, Japan

    K. Sugiyama, K. Arita, T. Okamura, F. Yamasaki, Y. Kajiwara & K. Kurisu

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Hiroshima University Medical Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan, Japan

    H. Ueda

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Sugiyama, K., Arita, K., Okamura, T. et al. Detection of a pineoblastoma with large central cyst in a young child. Child's Nerv Syst 18, 157–160 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-002-0569-0

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