Pineoblastoma is a rare, aggressive type of cancer that begins in the cells of the #brain’s_pineal_gland. Your pineal gland, located in the center of your brain, produces a hormone (#melatonin) that plays a role in your natural sleep-wake cycle.
#Pineoblastoma can occur at any age, but it tends to occur #most_often_in_young_children. Pineoblastoma may cause headaches, sleepiness and subtle changes in the way the eyes move.
Pineoblastoma can be very difficult to treat. It can spread within the brain and the fluid (#cerebrospinal_fluid) around the brain, but it rarely spreads beyond the central nervous system. Treatment usually involves surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible. Additional treatments may also be recommended.
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Imaging Tests
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Removing a sample of tissue for testing
(biopsy).
- Removing cerebrospinal fluid for testing
(lumbar puncture)
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Surgery to relieve fluid buildup in the brain
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Surgery to remove the pineoblastoma
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Radiationtherapy
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Chemotherapy
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Radiosurgery