pineocytoma
Findings
No curated finding names pineocytoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Pineocytoma is the least aggressive form of pineal parenchymal tumors, manifesting with symptoms such as Parinaud's syndrome (a group of eye movement abnormalities and pupil dysfunction, including deficiency in upward-gaze and convergence-retraction nystagmus), headaches, balance impairment, urinary incontinence, and changes in mood and that are not known to disseminate in a diffuse manner. They are usually associated with a good prognosis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016723), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
13 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.
- 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 morphologyHPOHP:0000492
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Altitudinal visual field defect
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- Hearing abnormalityHPOHP:0000364
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: pineocytoma
- Also called
- benign pinealomapinealocytomapineocytoma (disease)Pineocytoma (WHO grade I)pineocytoma, benign