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0030408 Pineoblastoma

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Pinealoblastoma

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Pineoblastomas are rare, malignant, pineal region lesions that account for <0.1% of all intracranial tumors. Pineoblastomas harbor a poor prognosis and can metastasize along the neuroaxis. Although they typically appear radiographically as a focal enhancing mass, pineoblastomas can be locally invasive and spread outside the pineal region through the subarachnoid space. Pineoblastomas are more common in children than in adults, and adults account for <10% of patients.