Browsing by Author "Casavilca Sambrano, Sandro"

Filter results by typing the first few letters
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Publication
    Glioblastoma of pineal region: report of four cases and literature review
    (Future Medicine Ltd., 2017) Orrego Puelles, Enrique; Casavilca Sambrano, Sandro; Garcia-Corrochano, Pamela; Rojas-Meza, S; Castillo, Miluska; Castaneda, Carlos A
    We report four cases of glioblastoma in the pineal region. The patients presented a severe headache and vomiting. Brain imaging showed a heterogeneously enhanced tumor in the pineal region with obstructive hydrocephalus. Case 3 developed a subependymal dissemination. The patient went to ventricular-peritoneal shunt and subtotal or total resection and radiotherapy with/without chemotherapy. Cases 1 and 2 received radiation and died 8 and 11 later months. Cases 3 and 4 completed radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and survived 28 and 31 months after the initial diagnosis. Glioblastoma in the pineal region carry a poor prognosis and require neurooncology teams.