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Adult Pineoblastoma
Ramesh Banu
1
, Murugaiyan Nagarajan
1
, Arumugham Rajkumar
2
Departments of
1
Radiation Oncology and
2
Medical Oncology, Valavadi Narayanasamy Cancer Centre, G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore-641037, Tamil Nadu, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Murugaiyan Nagarajan
Email: mnr81@yahoo.com
Received:
25-APR-2019
Accepted:
19-SEP-2019
Published Online:
10-OCT-2019
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2019.0055
Abstract
Background
: Pineoblastoma are rare and aggressive tumors with only few studies evaluating the therapeutic strategies on this condition. Hence we report a case of pineoblastoma in an adult patient treated with cranio-spinal irradiation (CSI) and chemotherapy following surgery.
Case Report
: A 27 year old female presented with double vision associated with headache. MRI brain showed a heterogenous enhancing polypoidal mass lesion in the posterior aspect of third ventricle. She underwent gross total excision of the lesion. Post-operative histopathological examination was consistent with pineoblastoma (grade IV). She was treated with CSI and concurrent chemotherapy.
Conclusion
: The treatment for adults with pineoblastoma consists of surgery followed by craniospinal radiotherapy with or without addition of chemotherapy.
Keywords :
Craniospinal Irradiation, Diplopia, Headache, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pinealoma, Spine, Third Ventricle.
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