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Intrinsic malignant glioma of the pineal gland

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The case of a 6-year-old girl who presented with a glioblastoma multiforme arising from the pineal gland is reported. Most so-called gliomas of the pineal region originate from neighbouring structures; authentic malignant gliomas of the pineal itself are extremely rare. This appears to be only the second fully documented case reported in the world literature.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, WC1N 3EH, London, UK

    Ian K. Pople

  2. Department of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology, Queen Square, WC1, London, UK

    Juan Carlos Arango & F. Scaravilli

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Pople, I.K., Arango, J.C. & Scaravilli, F. Intrinsic malignant glioma of the pineal gland. Child's Nerv Syst 9, 422–424 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00306198

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