Identifier | walsh_1987_s3_c3 |
Title | A Lesion of the Pineal Region |
Creator | Wayne Shtybel, MD; Maurice Hanson, MD; Janet Bay, MD; Melinda Estes, MD; Patrick J. Sweeney, MD; Robert Tomsak, MD |
Affiliation | (WS) (MH) (JB) (ME) (PJS) (RT) The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH |
Subject | Astrocytoma; Diplopia; Nystagmus, Pathologic |
History | A 19-year old female with a 3-week history of headache, lethargy and visual disturbance. Previous history significant for jugular shunt for idiopathic hydrocephalus, later revised with ventriculoperitoneal shunt. |
Pathology | Exophytic lesion |
Disease/Diagnosis | Astrocytoma |
Presenting Symptom | Headache; Lethargy; Visual disturbance |
Treatment | Surgery; radiation therapy |
Date | 1987 |
References | 1. Packer, R.J., Zimmerman, R.A., Luerssen, T.G., Sutton, N.L., Bilaniuk, L.T., Bruce,D.A., and Schut, L. Brainstem gliomas of childhood: Magnetic resonance imaging. Neurology (1985) 35:397-401. 2. Peterman, S.B., Steiner, R.E., Bydden, G.M., Thomas, D.J., Tobias, J.S. and Young, I.R. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR) (MRI), of brain stem tumors. Neuroradiology (1985) 27:202-207. 3. Kucharczy, K.W., Brant-Zawadzk, M., Sobel, D., Edwards, M.B., Kelly, W.M., Norman, D., and Newton, H. Central nervous system tumors in children: detection by magnetic resonance imaging. Radiology (1985) 155:131-136. 4. Littman, P., Jarrett, P., Bilanink, L.T., Rorke, L.B., Zimmermann, R.A. Bruce, D.A., Carabell, S.C., and Schut, L. Pediatric brain stem gliomas. Cancer (1980) 45:2787-2792. 5. Mantravadi, R.V.P., Phatak, R., Bellar, S., Liebner, E.J., and Haas, R Brain stem gliomas: An autopsy study of 25 cases. Cancer (1982) 49:1294-1296. 6. Jooma, R., and Kendal, B.E. Diagnosis and Management of pineal tumors Journal of Neurosurgery (1983) 58:654-665. 7. Wood, J.H., Zimmerman, R. A., Bruce, D.A., Bilaniuk, L.T., Norris, D.G. and Schut, L. Assessment and management of pineal-region and related tumors. Surgical Neurology (1981) 16:192-210. |
Language | eng |
Format | application/pdf |
Type | Text |
Source | 1987 Walsh Proceedings |
Relation is Part of | 1987 Walsh Session, February 20-21 |
Collection | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
Publisher | North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution | Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management | Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK | ark:/87278/s6v127p7 |
Setname | ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID | 178772 |
Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v127p7 |