Neuroendoscopic management of a pineal glioblastoma: A case report with a systematic literature review

Abstract

Pineal region glioma histologies are fibrillary astrocytoma, pilocytic astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, oligodendroglioma, ependymoma, and choroid plexus papilloma. Malignant tumors of the pineal region are difficult to manage. Glioblastomas are rare aggressive tumors that can cause acute hydrocephalus and life-threatening complications in this area. We present a case of pineal region glioblastoma, who diagnosed and treated with neuroendoscopy as well as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. We also provided a literature review specifically focused on neuroendoscopic treatment of the disease with a comparison between those with and without surgical resection.