Abstract

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enhancing soft-tissue mass (1.9 cm × 2.1 cm × 2.5 cm) in posterior aspect of the third ventricle extending into the cerebral aqueduct bulging into the roof of the fourth ventricle leading to obstructive hydrocephalus [Figure 1]. Tumor cells were immunopositive for chromogranin (diffuse), focally for synaptophysin, and showed faint immunoreactivity for cytokeratin while negative for epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), glial fibrillary acidic protein, and neurofilament. [1] The WHO 2007 definition of PTPR is as follows: -”A rare neuroepithelial tumor of the pineal region in adults, characterized by papillary architecture and epithelial cytology, immunopositivity for cytokeratin, and ultrastructural features suggesting ependymal differentiation.”

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Title
Papillary tumor of the pineal region in an adolescent
Author
Biswas, Rituparna 1 ; Kumari, Kalpana 2 ; Haresh, K 1 ; Gupta, Subhash 1 ; Halder, Anirban 3 ; Rath, G 1 

 Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. B. R. A. IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 
 Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 
 Department of Radiation Oncology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 
Pages
199-201
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Jul 2019
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09715851
e-ISSN
09752129
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2272180603
Copyright
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