What is tosiealoma?

Pinealoma is a tumor of a pineal gland, a small structure located in the brain that plays a role in regulating sleep and awakening. Symptoms of this tumor may include headache, vomiting and inability to move up and down. The diagnosis is usually made based on imaging studies. The treatment generally consists in surgical removal of the tumor. There are three types of pinealomas, including pineocytoma, atypical pineocytoma and pineoblastoma. Sometimes these tumors are malignant, which means they have the ability to grow and attack other parts of the body. Other tumors that come from other types of cells can also be found in the pineal gland, including gliomas and germinomas. Patients may have non -specific symptoms such as Hlavabolesti, nausea and vomiting. If the tumor grows so large that it disrupts the normal function of the pineal gland, patients may suffer from insomnia due to disruption of their circadian rhythms. Sometimes tumors can block the cerebrospinal fluid flow (CSF) from the brain and to the spinal cord, causing hydrocephalusS, which is a condition in which excessive CSF accumulation can cause increased pressure in the brain, resulting in a number of different symptoms.

Classically, having a pinealoma is associated with parinaud syndrome. Patients with this syndrome are unable to move their eyes up and down. The syndrome develops because the Pineal gland is located near the brain area that coordinates the movement of the eyes up and down. The destruction of this area by a tumor derived from the epiphysis can cause this interference of visual visual disturbance.

Pinealomu diagnosis can be proposed to symptoms of the patient, especially if Parinaud's syndrome develops. However, imaging studies are required to confirm the diagnosis. The scan of magnetic resonance (MRI) of the brain usually provides the most details of the shine areas and doctors or other healthcare workers who get to the appropriate diagnosis. Other imaging modalities such as computer scan toMography (CT) can also provide important growth details.

Pinealoma treatment involves surgical removal. Because tumors are usually small, their removal requires the use of microscopes to prevent neurosurgeons to remove only abnormal tissue and do not remove normal brain tissue, which is important for optimal brain function. After removing the tumor, the tissue can be examined by a pathologist under the microscope to see what types of cells are responsible for the tumor. Other treatment options after surgery may include radiation and chemotherapars.