ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2020
Management of mature pineal region teratomas in pediatric age group.
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- Surgical management of pediatric pineal region tumors: an overview of current strategies.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Pooled it
- Surgical management of pineal region tumors in Italy: a SINch (SINch®) National Survey with systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Two-Staged Resection of an Infantile Spinal Epidural Teratoma With Intrathoracic Extension: Surgical Case Report With Literature Review.Neurosurgery practice · 2026Review
- Surgical characteristics and survival outcomes of pediatric pineal region tumors: a cohort study in Vietnam.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- Endoscope-assisted microsurgical resection of a third ventricular immature teratoma.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Results of the treatment of pineal tumors in children: the Lyon experience.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Multiple ectopic recurrent germ cell tumors after total pineal mature teratoma removal: A case report and literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeMature pineal region teratomas differ from other pineal tumors in terms of their characteristic radiological appearance and their clinical outcome after gross total excision. Our aim is to share our clinical experience and treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with mature pineal region teratoma.
methodsIn this retrospective study, we reviewed clinical, radiological, and surgical data of ten patients who had radiologically predicted diagnosis of pineal region teratoma and pathologically confirmed diagnosis of mature pineal region teratoma between years 2004 and 2017 in our clinic. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 20.
resultsAll patients were male. Ages of patients ranged between 5 and 17 (median age was 9.5). All of them presented with headache. Magnetic resonance imaging showed characteristic appearance of teratomas with variable degree of hydrocephalus. All patients had negative results for AFP and b-HCG levels. All patients had gross total resection of pineal tumor through occipital transtentorial approach with no permanent neurological deficit. Pathological results of all tumor samples were consistent with mature teratoma. None of them had adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Follow-up periods ranged between 3 and 170 months (median follow-up period was 60.5 months). All patients are alive with no tumor recurrence.
conclusionsPediatric mature pineal region teratomas are benign tumors with characteristic MRI appearance and negative tumor markers. Their definitive treatment is gross total surgical excision. Occipital transtentorial approach is a safe procedure for treatment of pediatric mature pineal teratomas.
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