Romanian Journal of Pediatrics (Mar 2024)

Case series: Pediatric Pineoblastoma (PNETs) - radiological, and clinicopathological studies

  • Sanjitha R,
  • Giridharan R,
  • Vijayasree TN,
  • J Janifer Jasmine

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37897/RJP.2024.1.5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 73, no. 1
pp. 15 – 19

Abstract

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A rare type of brain tumor, pineoblastoma (PNET) is found in young adults and children. PNETs are rarest representing under 1% of all cerebrum cancers. The most common type of this type of tumor starts at the pineal glands, a small gland located at the base of the brain. Pineoblastomas make up approximately 50% of all pineal gland tumors. These tumors can be challenging to treat because of their location in the brain. The five-year endurance of patients of PNETs or pineoblastoma is around 50-60%. Infants and children who have had partial surgical removal and a poor response to radiation therapy have less favorable outcomes.

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