A 30-year-old female asked:

13 month old gross motor, speech delay, head banger mri shows cyst in pineal gland dr isnt concered should i be?

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Dr. Amy Levineanswered

Radiology 25 years experience

Pineal cysts: These are benign. We see them all the time, as they are very common in the pineal gland. No need to worry.

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My son had MRI that showed 8mm cyst on pineal gland in his brain. How concerning is this? He has to have a repeat scan in one year.

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Have a mri with contrast for pineal gland check up since i have cyst of 0.4 just checking it yearly then we found out that one side is getting smaller than the other side of the brain ( refering to right side) , should i worry?

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Can someone please help me with these MRI results? It seems like a cyst, but then why do they use the word neoplasm? "8 mm thin-walled cyst within the pineal gland. No abnormal enhancement. Simple 8 mm cyst within the high neoplasm.?

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Every head MRI I have says "blooming artifact pineal gland, calcification?" can I do anything to improve this? or stop it getting worse?

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Do i need to shave my head to get surgery to remove a pineal gland cyst?

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