PINEAL CHORIOCARCINOMA: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Primary pineal choriocarcinoma is a very rare brain tumour. It represents only 1% of all primary intracranial neoplasms in adults, secretes human chorionic gonadotropin and has a poor prognosis. It mainly affects young males. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data is suggestive of the diagnosis however, confirmation is obtained through pathological assessment. Sometimes biopsy can be avoided if tumour markers are elevated. The treatment is multimodal based on the combination of three therapeutic modalities: surgery, radiation therapyand chemotherapy. The prognosis is related to the completeness of excision, and the extent of irradiation. In our work, we report a 38-year-old man diagnosed with localized pineal choriocarcinoma