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Pineocytoma

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Overview

NCI Definition: A WHO grade I slow growing tumor, more frequently affecting young adults. It is composed of small, uniform, mature cells resembling pineocytes with occasional large pineocytomatous rosettes. It may show a wide range of divergent phenotypes, including neuronal, glial, melanocytic, photoreceptor and mesenchymal differentiation. Pineocytoma generally has a relatively favorable prognosis. (Adapted from WHO) [1]

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Significant Genes in Pineocytoma

H3F3A +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Pineocytoma (WHO Grade I), pineocytoma, PINEOCYTOMA, BENIGN, Benign Pinealoma, Pinealocytoma
Parent(s)
Pineal Parenchymal Cell Neoplasm
OncoTree Name
Pineocytoma
OncoTree Code
PINC

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.