Table 3.

Pineal cyst (larger) diameters on the subgroups of surgically treated pediatric patients

	Mean ± SD (min-max) mm	N
PC with hydrocephalus	23.5 ± 8.1 (6–40)	29
PC with visual symptoms	21 ± 7.7 (10–40)	31
PC with visual symptoms without hydrocephalus	17.4 ± 6.3 (10–35)	19
PC enlargement during FU, last preoperative measurement	17.6 ± 4 (13–24)	10
PC enlargement during FU, initial preoperative measurement	15 ± 5.9 (6–27)	10
PC with unspecific symptoms	14.5 ± 4.3 (6–28)	34
All PC	18.6 ± 7.7 (6–40)	82

FU, follow-up; PC, pineal cysts, SD, standard deviation