Treatment of Pineal Region Rosette-Forming Glioneuronal Tumors (RGNT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor (RGNT) is an extremely rare entity described for the first time in the WHO classification of tumors of the central nervous system in 2007. Predominantly, single case reports of RGNT in the pineal region have been published, and specific therapy concepts are pending.

Methods

The study group comprised all patients with the RGNT (CNS WHO grade 1) in the pineal region that underwent microsurgical tumor removal in our center (August 2018-June 2021). Surgical strategy, histological findings, and clinical outcome are presented, and the results are evaluated and compared to published case reports.

Results

Four male patients aged under 50 years (range between 20 and 48 years) and one female patient, 51 years old, were included in t

SUBMITTER: Michel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562242 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature