Symptomatic pineal cyst: Case report

P. K. Maurer; J. Ecklund; J. E. Parisi; S. Ondra

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Symptomatic pineal cyst: Case report

P. K. Maurer, J. Ecklund, J. E. Parisi, S. Ondra

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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Abstract

Pineal cysts are being described with increasing frequency since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging. Although pineal cysts are ntal findings om as many as 4% of magnetic resonance imaging studies, symptomatic pineal cysts are quite rare. We present a case of pineal cyst causing aqueductal obstruction with symptomatic hydrocephalus and resultant headache and syncope, which was treated by surgical resection. A review of the relevant literature and discussion follow.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	451-454
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neurosurgery
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-199009000-00019
State	Published - Jan 1 1990

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Keywords

hydrocephalus
magnetic resonance imaging
pineal body
pineal cyst
pineal gland

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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Maurer, P. K., Ecklund, J., Parisi, J. E., & Ondra, S. (1990). Symptomatic pineal cyst: Case report. Neurosurgery, 27(3), 451-454. https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-199009000-00019

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