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Pinealectomy

Surgical Procedure

Pinealectomy is a surgical procedure in which the pineal gland is removed. It is performed only in rare cases, when a pineocytoma or a cyst of the pineal gland has become life threatening.

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Standard of Care 1
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Surgical 2
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1. Wikipedia
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  • Status: Standard of Care
2. Pinealectomy (Wikipedia)
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    Pinealectomy is a surgical procedure in which the pineal gland is removed.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinealectomy, lead section
    Pinealectomy is a surgical procedure in which the pineal gland is removed.
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