Clinical, Pathological, and Surgical Outcomes for Adult Pineoblastomas.

Introduction: Pineoblastomas are uncommon primitive neuroectodermal tumors that occur mostly in children; they are exceedingly rare in adults. Few published reports have compared the various aspects of these tumors between adults and children.

Methods: The authors report a series of 12 pineoblastomas in adults from 2 institutions over 24 years.