Tectal pineal cyst in a 1-year-old girl

Summary Glial cysts of the pineal gland can frequently be found in adults and children, but only rarely do they enlarge to become clinically relevant. We report a unique presentation of a pineal cyst in the midbrain tectum of a 16-month-old girl who initially presented with ptosis and strabismus. Pr...

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Published inHuman pathology Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 653 - 656
Main Authors Plowey, Edward D., MD, PhD, Vogel, Hannes, MD, Yeom, Kristen W., MD, Jung, Henry, MD, Chao, Kevin, MD, Edwards, Michael S.B., MD, FAAP, FACS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Age
Brain Diseases - pathology
Brain Diseases - surgery
Cysts
Cysts - pathology
Cysts - surgery
Endocrine system
Female
Hormones
Humans
Infant
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pathology
Pediatric
Pineal cyst
Pineal gland
Pineal Gland - pathology
Pineal Gland - surgery
Tectum
Tectum Mesencephali - pathology
Tectum Mesencephali - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Pineal cyst
Pediatric
Pineal gland
Tectum
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Summary:Summary Glial cysts of the pineal gland can frequently be found in adults and children, but only rarely do they enlarge to become clinically relevant. We report a unique presentation of a pineal cyst in the midbrain tectum of a 16-month-old girl who initially presented with ptosis and strabismus. Preoperative imaging studies and intraoperative findings revealed no continuity between the tectal cyst and the pineal gland proper. We surmise that this tectal pineal cyst may have arisen from duplicated pineal gland tissue.
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ISSN:0046-8177
1532-8392
DOI:10.1016/j.humpath.2013.10.002