Tumours of the pineal region – A retrospective analysis of 89 cases

Treatment of pineal lesions is interdisciplinary and complex. Only the analysis of large homogenous series allows the description of regular pitfalls, optimal regimens and strategies to obtain good results. 89 patients with pineal region tumours seen and treated between 1981 and 2006 in our institution were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were symptomatic on admission with the most common symptom being hydrocephalus (75.3%,) visual impairments (44.7% mostly diplopia or Parinaud's syndrome), intermittent headache (32.9) and acutely raised intracranial pressure (31.8%). Endocrinopathies were rare with 6 cas…