Metastases to the pineal gland Journal Article
| Authors: | Lassman, A. B.; Bruce, J. N.; Fetell, M. R. |
| Article Title: | Metastases to the pineal gland |
| Abstract: | We identified 10 patients with symptomatic metastases to the pineal gland. We present the clinical and radiographic findings in this syndrome. Leptomeningeal metastases occur frequently and are a poor prognostic factor. In all cases, the primary cancer was clinically silent, either in remission (six cases) or previously undiagnosed (four cases). Hence, metastatic disease, albeit uncommon, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pineal tumors. ©2006AAN Enterprises, Inc. |
| Keywords: | adult; clinical article; aged; middle aged; retrospective studies; histopathology; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; breast cancer; lung neoplasms; differential diagnosis; prevalence; lung cancer; breast neoplasms; gastrointestinal neoplasms; cancer regression; uterine cervix cancer; stomach cancer; craniotomy; kidney cancer; colon carcinoma; new york; esophagus cancer; brain ventricle peritoneum shunt; meningeal metastasis; stereotaxic surgery; hydrocephalus; cerebrospinal fluid cytology; pineal body tumor; pinealoma; myelography |
| Journal Title: | Neurology |
| Volume: | 67 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| ISSN: | 0028-3878 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2006-10-10 |
| Start Page: | 1303 |
| End Page: | 1304 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1212/01.wnl.0000238516.29603.33 |
| PUBMED: | 17030775 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 8" - "Export Date: 4 June 2012" - "CODEN: NEURA" - "Source: Scopus" |
