Pineal Gland Mass Causing Severe Papilledema

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Identifier Pineal_gland_mass_causing_severe_papilledema
Title Pineal Gland Mass Causing Severe Papilledema
Creator Nithya Shanmugam; Valerie Biousse
Affiliation (NS) (VB) Emory Eye Center, Emory University
Subject Dilated Ventricles; Grade 5 Disc Edema; Intracranial Hypertension; Obstructive Hydrocephalus; Papilledema; Pineal Gland Mass; Ventriculostomy
Description The pineal gland is a neuroendocrine gland that resides in the epithalamus, at the root of the third ventricle. Due to its close proximity to the ventricles, masses in the pineal region can lead to obstruction of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and subsequent raised intracranial pressure. Here, we present a case in which a patient with a pineal gland mass presents with severe papilledema and distinct fundus findings of obscured disc margins, peripapillary hemorrhages, exudates, and tortuous and dilated retinal veins.
Date 2024-07
References Mavridis IN, Pyrgelis ES, Agapiou E, Meliou M. Pineal region tumors: pathophysiological mechanisms of presenting symptoms. Am J Transl Res. 2021 Jun 15;13(6):5758-5766. PMID: 34306324; PMCID: PMC8290707.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: The Emory Eye Center Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/eec/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
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