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Pineocytoma in a child with Pallister-Killian syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.

Authors :
De Martino L
Russo C
Bifano D
Quaglietta L
Spennato P
Cinalli G
Source :
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery [Childs Nerv Syst] 2024 Aug; Vol. 40 (8), pp. 2619-2623. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 30.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Pallister-Killian syndrome (PKS; OMIM #601803) is a rare genetic disorder typically characterized by developmental delay, seizures, sparse temporal hair, and facial dysmorphisms. PKS is most frequently caused by mosaic supernumerary isochromosome 12p. Here, we report a 27-month-old girl with a prenatal diagnosis of PKS and a histopathological diagnosis of pineocytoma.<br /> (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1433-0350
Volume :
40
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38689102
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-024-06426-4