Clinicopathological study of 53 tumors of the pineal region

Abstract

✓ Fifty-three cases of pineal and posterior-third ventricular tumors seen at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1920 to 1972 are reviewed. This series includes 35 pathologically verified tumors and 18 cases accepted as pineal neoplasms on clinical and radiographic grounds. A plan of management is proposed based on a correlation between the clinical and pathological features and the response of each type of tumor to the currently available modes of therapy.