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Pinealoma MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Pinealoma
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.465.625.600.657
C04.557.470.670.657
C04.557.580.625.600.657
C04.588.614.250.195.766
C10.228.140.211.788
C10.551.240.250.625
Unique ID
D010871
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010871
Annotation
coordinate IM with BRAIN NEOPLASMS + PINEAL GLAND (IM)
Scope Note
Neoplasms which originate from pineal parenchymal cells that tend to enlarge the gland and be locally invasive. The two major forms are pineocytoma and the more malignant pineoblastoma. Pineocytomas have moderate cellularity and tend to form rosette patterns. Pineoblastomas are highly cellular tumors containing small, poorly differentiated cells. These tumors occasionally seed the neuroaxis or cause obstructive HYDROCEPHALUS or Parinaud's syndrome. GERMINOMA; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; GLIOMA; and other neoplasms may arise in the pineal region with germinoma being the most common pineal region tumor. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2064; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p670)
Entry Term(s)
Mixed Pineocytoma-Pineoblastoma
Neoplasms, Pineal
Pineal Gland Tumor
Pineal Neoplasms
Pineal Parenchymal Tumors
Pineal Tumors
Pinealocytoma
Pineoblastoma
Pineocytoma
NLM Classification #
WK 350
See Also
Pinealectomy
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/03/19
Pinealoma Preferred
Pineoblastoma Narrower
Pinealocytoma Narrower
Mixed Pineocytoma-Pineoblastoma Narrower
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