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Pineal Gland Tumor But Not Pinealoma: A Case Report, Syeda Naqvi, Chintan Rupareliya, Abdullah Shams, Maria Hameed, Zabeen Mahuwala, Pirthvi Raj Giyanwani
Pineal Gland Tumor But Not Pinealoma: A Case Report, Syeda Naqvi, Chintan Rupareliya, Abdullah Shams, Maria Hameed, Zabeen Mahuwala, Pirthvi Raj Giyanwani
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The pineal gland is a small pinecone-shaped and functionally endocrine structure located in the epithalamus region. Developmentally, the pineal gland is considered as a part of the epithalamus. It plays a role in the entrainment of the circadian rhythms of an organism by producing melatonin, a functionally important hormone. Lesions of the pineal region are rare compared to other parts of the brain. A lesion may be tumorous or non-tumorous in nature. The most common lesions are tumors that are pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT) in origin. Gliomas are the second most common tumors in the pineal region. We report a …