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Tectal Glioma

MedGen UID:
1792786
•Concept ID:
C5556345
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A glioma that arises from the tectum mesenchephali. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTectal Glioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tectal gliomas: assessment of malignant progression, clinical management, and quality of life in a supposedly benign neoplasm.
Mohme M, Fritzsche FS, Mende KC, Matschke J, Löbel U, Kammler G, Westphal M, Emami P, Martens T
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jun;44(6):E15. doi: 10.3171/2018.3.FOCUS1850. PMID: 29852760
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562
Focal tectal tumors: management and prognosis.
Squires LA, Allen JC, Abbott R, Epstein FJ
Neurology 1994 May;44(5):953-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.44.5.953. PMID: 8190303

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical management of Rathke cleft cysts in pediatric patients: a single institution experience.
Brandel MG, Lin C, Rennert RC, Plonsker JH, Khan UA, Crawford JR, Nation J, Levy ML
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 May;40(5):1367-1375. Epub 2024 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06277-z. PMID: 38240786Free PMC Article
Tectal glioma as a distinct diagnostic entity: a comprehensive clinical, imaging, histologic and molecular analysis.
Liu APY, Harreld JH, Jacola LM, Gero M, Acharya S, Ghazwani Y, Wu S, Li X, Klimo P Jr, Gajjar A, Chiang J, Qaddoumi I
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2018 Sep 25;6(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s40478-018-0602-5. PMID: 30253793Free PMC Article
Tectal gliomas: assessment of malignant progression, clinical management, and quality of life in a supposedly benign neoplasm.
Mohme M, Fritzsche FS, Mende KC, Matschke J, Löbel U, Kammler G, Westphal M, Emami P, Martens T
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jun;44(6):E15. doi: 10.3171/2018.3.FOCUS1850. PMID: 29852760
Brainstem glioma: a review.
Grimm SA, Chamberlain MC
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2013 May;13(5):346. doi: 10.1007/s11910-013-0346-3. PMID: 23512689
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562

Diagnosis

Surgical management of Rathke cleft cysts in pediatric patients: a single institution experience.
Brandel MG, Lin C, Rennert RC, Plonsker JH, Khan UA, Crawford JR, Nation J, Levy ML
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 May;40(5):1367-1375. Epub 2024 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06277-z. PMID: 38240786Free PMC Article
Atypical Molecular Features of Pediatric Tectal Glioma: A Single Institutional Series.
Yakir MJ, Elster JD, Paul MR, Khanna PC, Malicki DM, Levy ML, Crawford JR
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Apr 1;45(3):e410-e414. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002596. PMID: 36730386
Tectal glioma as a distinct diagnostic entity: a comprehensive clinical, imaging, histologic and molecular analysis.
Liu APY, Harreld JH, Jacola LM, Gero M, Acharya S, Ghazwani Y, Wu S, Li X, Klimo P Jr, Gajjar A, Chiang J, Qaddoumi I
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2018 Sep 25;6(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s40478-018-0602-5. PMID: 30253793Free PMC Article
Brainstem glioma: a review.
Grimm SA, Chamberlain MC
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2013 May;13(5):346. doi: 10.1007/s11910-013-0346-3. PMID: 23512689
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562

Therapy

Rescue bevacizumab following symptomatic pseudoprogression of a tectal glioma post-radiotherapy: a case report and review of the literature.
Nguyen TK, Perry J, Sundaram ANE, Detsky J, Maralani PJ, Calabrese E, Das S, Sahgal A
J Neurooncol 2019 Jul;143(3):475-481. Epub 2019 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-019-03179-y. PMID: 31054097
Complete response and long-term survival (>20 years) of a child with tectal glioma: a case report.
Burzynski SR, Burzynski GS, Janicki TJ, Marszalek A
Pediatr Neurosurg 2015;50(2):99-103. Epub 2015 Apr 22 doi: 10.1159/000369907. PMID: 25926271
Papillary tumor of the pineal region in a 15-month-old boy.
Li J, Recinos PF, Orr BA, Burger PC, Jallo GI, Recinos VR
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 May;7(5):534-8. doi: 10.3171/2011.2.PEDS10434. PMID: 21529195Free PMC Article
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562
Aggressive and invasive growth of tectal glioma after surgical intervention and chemoradiotherapy.
Matsuno A, Nagashima H, Ishii H, Iwamuro H, Nagashima T
Br J Neurosurg 2006 Aug;20(4):246-9. doi: 10.1080/02688690600852753. PMID: 16954079

Prognosis

Atypical Molecular Features of Pediatric Tectal Glioma: A Single Institutional Series.
Yakir MJ, Elster JD, Paul MR, Khanna PC, Malicki DM, Levy ML, Crawford JR
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Apr 1;45(3):e410-e414. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002596. PMID: 36730386
Tectal glioma as a distinct diagnostic entity: a comprehensive clinical, imaging, histologic and molecular analysis.
Liu APY, Harreld JH, Jacola LM, Gero M, Acharya S, Ghazwani Y, Wu S, Li X, Klimo P Jr, Gajjar A, Chiang J, Qaddoumi I
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2018 Sep 25;6(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s40478-018-0602-5. PMID: 30253793Free PMC Article
Tectal gliomas: assessment of malignant progression, clinical management, and quality of life in a supposedly benign neoplasm.
Mohme M, Fritzsche FS, Mende KC, Matschke J, Löbel U, Kammler G, Westphal M, Emami P, Martens T
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jun;44(6):E15. doi: 10.3171/2018.3.FOCUS1850. PMID: 29852760
Risk of seizures in children with tectal gliomas.
Dabscheck G, Prabhu SP, Manley PE, Goumnerova L, Ullrich NJ
Epilepsia 2015 Sep;56(9):e139-42. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/epi.13080. PMID: 26193802
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus due to tectal glioma.
Diaz RJ, Girgis FM, Hamiltonn MG
Can J Neurol Sci 2014 Jul;41(4):476-81. doi: 10.1017/s0317167100018515. PMID: 24878472

Clinical prediction guides

Surgical management of Rathke cleft cysts in pediatric patients: a single institution experience.
Brandel MG, Lin C, Rennert RC, Plonsker JH, Khan UA, Crawford JR, Nation J, Levy ML
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 May;40(5):1367-1375. Epub 2024 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06277-z. PMID: 38240786Free PMC Article
Tectal Low-Grade Glioma with H3 K27M Mutation.
Sumi K, Shijo K, Igarashi T, Yamamuro S, Sasano M, Oshima H, Ishige T, Honma T, Yagasaki H, Yoshino A
World Neurosurg 2020 Sep;141:91-100. Epub 2020 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.05.240. PMID: 32505657
Tectal gliomas: assessment of malignant progression, clinical management, and quality of life in a supposedly benign neoplasm.
Mohme M, Fritzsche FS, Mende KC, Matschke J, Löbel U, Kammler G, Westphal M, Emami P, Martens T
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jun;44(6):E15. doi: 10.3171/2018.3.FOCUS1850. PMID: 29852760
Risk of seizures in children with tectal gliomas.
Dabscheck G, Prabhu SP, Manley PE, Goumnerova L, Ullrich NJ
Epilepsia 2015 Sep;56(9):e139-42. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/epi.13080. PMID: 26193802
Management of pineal region tumors.
Blakeley JO, Grossman SA
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2006 Nov;7(6):505-16. doi: 10.1007/s11864-006-0025-6. PMID: 17032562

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