papillary tumor of the pineal region
Findings
No curated finding names papillary tumor of the pineal region yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR) is a very rare neoplasm of the pineal region that is thought to arise from the specialized ependymocytes of the subcommissural organ and that manifests with visual disturbances, headaches, loss of coordination and balance, nausea and vomiting due to obstructive hydrocephalus.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016724), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
14 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- DiplopiaHPOHP:0000651
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- HydrocephalusHPOHP:0000238
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Increased intracranial pressureHPOHP:0002516
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Memory impairmentHPOHP:0002354
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Nausea and vomitingHPOHP:0002017
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal eyelid morphology
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- Gait disturbanceHPOHP:0001288
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Hearing abnormalityHPOHP:0000364
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: papillary tumor of the pineal region
- Also called
- PTPR