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Papillary tumor of the pineal region
Disease definition
Papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR) is a very rare neoplasm of the pineal region that is thought to arise from the specialized ependymocytes of the subcommissural organ and that manifests with visual disturbances, headaches, loss of coordination and balance, nausea and vomiting due to obstructive hydrocephalus.
ORPHA:251915
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Español (2014) Français (2014) Italiano (2014) Nederlands (2014) Polski (2014, pdf)
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Guidelines
- Clinical practice guidelines
- English (2011, pdf) - BNOS
- English (2022) - Cancers
- English (2022) - Neuro Oncol


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