pineocytoma

Term ID

DOID:0081248

Synonyms

• Pinealocytoma

Definition

An endocrine organ benign neoplasm arising from the pineal gland that 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. https://rarediseases.org/gard-rare-disease/pineocytoma/

References

• ICDO:9361/1
• NCI:C6966

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:0081248 )