Pineal Gland Flashcards
1
Q
What cells are the pineal gland made up of?
A
Pinealocytes
2
Q
What does the pineal gland secrete?
A
Melatonin
3
Q
What are the divisions of Pineal Parenchymal Tumors?
A
Well-differentiated pineocytomas, poorly differentiated pineoblastomas and PPTs of intermediate differentiation
4
Q
What are pineal germ cell tumors?
A
Tumors that are derived from germ cells misplaced during embryogenesis
5
Q
To where do pineocytomas metastasize?
A
They don’t
6
Q
A photomicrograph shows nests of tumor cells with round nuclei and eosinophilic cytoplasm separated by connective tissue. Dx?
A
Pineocytoma
7
Q
What is the Px of pineoblastomas?
A
Idk but I do know that they’re very malignant
