pinealoma
Sign in to saveAlso known as pineal gland cancer, Pinealoma (disorder), Pineocytic tumor, malignant Pineal Region tumor, malignant tumor of pineal gland (disorder), neoplasm of pineal gland (disorder), neoplasm of the Pineal Region, pineal body neoplasm
A pinealoma is a tumor of the pineal gland, a part of the brain that produces melatonin. If a pinealoma destroys the cells of the pineal gland in a child, it can cause precocious puberty.
Research
2,187 papers- Pinealoma.American journal of optometry and physiological optics · 1987
- Pinealoma.American journal of optometry and physiological optics · 1988
- Ectopic pinealoma: a radiocurable neuroendocrinologic entity.Radiology · 1965
- Pineal germinoma.Southern medical journal · 2010
- [Pinealoma aberrant].Neurocirugia · 1955
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- pineal gland
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- 194.4
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A pinealoma is a tumor of the pineal gland, a part of the brain that produces melatonin. If a pinealoma destroys the cells of the pineal gland in a child, it can cause precocious puberty.
==Signs and symptoms== The pineal gland produces the hormone melatonin which plays a role in regulating circadian rhythms. A pinealoma may disrupt production of this hormone, and insomnia may result.
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