ArticleNeuroradiology2017
Follow-up of pineal cysts in children: is it necessary?
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- Systematic review of pineal cysts surgery in pediatric patients.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2020Pooled it
- Incidental Brain MRI Findings in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2019Pooled it
- Imaging of Pineal Region Masses.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2026Review
- SNO-EANO-EURACAN consensus on management of pineal parenchymal tumors.Neuro-oncology · 2024Review
- Incidental pineal gland cyst in girls with early onset of puberty.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Case report: Fluctuating tumor markers in a boy with gonadotropin-releasing hormone-independent precocious puberty induced by a pineal germ cell tumor.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Pineal cyst management: A single-institution experience spanning two decades.Surgical neurology international · 2022Article
- Dealing With Brain MRI Findings in Pediatric Patients With Endocrinological Conditions: Less Is More?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Review
- Evaluation of pineal cysts with magnetic resonance imaging.World journal of radiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposePineal cysts are common incidental findings in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Several studies have suggested MRI follow-up if the cyst is larger than 10 mm. However, cysts do not usually change during follow-up. Prevalence, growth, and structure of the pineal cysts were analyzed to decide if follow-up MRI is necessary.
methodsA retrospective review between 2010 and 2015 was performed using 3851 MRI examinations of children aged 0-16 years to detect pineal cysts having a maximum diameter ≥ 10 mm. Eighty-one children with pineal cysts were identified and 79 of them had been controlled by MRI. Cysts were analyzed for the size, growth, and structure.
resultsA total of 1.8% of the children had a pineal cyst with a diameter ≥ 10 mm. Cysts were present in 48 girls (59.3%) and 33 boys (40.7%). Most pineal cysts (70/79) did not significantly grow during the follow-up (median 10 months, range 3-145 months). A total of 11.4% (9/79) of the cysts grew with the biggest change measured from the outer cyst wall sagittal anteroposterior dimension (mean 3.4 mm ± 1.7 mm). Only one cyst grew more than 5 mm. We found no factors correlating with the cyst growth among 9 cysts that grew > 2 mm.
conclusionsA majority of pineal cysts remained unchanged during the MRI follow-up. Results of this study suggest that routine MRI follow-up of pineal cysts is not necessary in the absence of unusual radiological characteristics or related clinical symptoms.
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