Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42115466›Full record

ArticleAdvances and technical standards in neurosurgery2026

Pineal Tumours: Results, Follow-Up and Sequelae in Children and Adults According to the French Registry of Pineal Tumours and the Lyonnais Registry.

Alexandru Szathmari, Carmine Mottolese, Pierre-Aurélien Beuriat, Federico Di Rocco

Abstract read
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alexandru SzathmariDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Mother Child Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. alexandru.szathmari@chu-lyon.fr.
Carmine MottoleseDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Mother Child Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Pierre-Aurélien BeuriatDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Mother Child Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Federico Di RoccoDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Mother Child Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPineal tumours remain a challenging pathology, even in the era of molecular classification. The different types of pineal gland tumours require tailored management strategies, determined through a multidisciplinary approach. In this chapter, we present data from the French registry on the management of pineal region tumours in both paediatric and adult populations, with a particular emphasis on differences observed in the Lyon experience. COHORT AND METHOD OF THE DATA ANALYSIS: To ensure uniformity in histological analysis, registry data were reviewed for the period between 1997 and 2022. Consequently, 689 patients from the national registry and 292 from the Lyon series were eligible for inclusion. Clinical and survival analyses were performed, evaluating demographic and clinical data, tumour histology, type of surgery and/or adjuvant treatment, complications and follow-up. Each topic is described in a separate chapter, with data on pineal region tumours analysed and discussed according to histological subtype.

conclusionThe treatment of pineal region tumours remains challenging and their prognosis is still poor. In the future, the advances in genetics and molecular biology could allow more patients to be cured with better tailored treatments. For rare tumours, there is a clear need for structural databases that enable comprehensive evaluation of pineal pathology, encompassing all modern aspects: from clinical presentation to tumour genetics. Continuous input into this registry is therefore essential to enhance our understanding of this group of tumours and to improve the efficacy of management by reducing treatment-related morbidity and the mortality.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsPineal GlandPinealomaRegistriesAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFranceHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultPineal cystPineal surgeryPineal tumoursTumour registry

Identifiers

PMID42115466

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.