TITLE:
Delayed intra-tumoural haemorrhage in pineal germinoma: Case report and review
AUTHORS:
Michael Colditz, Craig Winter
KEYWORDS:
Pineal Germinoma; Haemorrhage; Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV); Tumour
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Neuroscience,
Vol.3 No.3,
July
26,
2013
ABSTRACT: Intraparenchymal
haemorrhage in a pineal germinoma is a very
rare, though clinically significant event. We report the first case of a
significantly delayed intraparenchymal haemorrhage in a pineal germinoma, 14
days after endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), causing precipitous patient
deterioration. We discuss potential contributing pathophysiological factors,
and seek to illustrate that knowledge of its occurrence, and associated
morbidity, is clinically significant in managing pineal germinoma patients with
acute deterioration post obstructive hydrocephalus CSF diversion.