%0 Journal Article
%T Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor
%A Samanci
%A Y.
%A Iplikcioglu
%A C.
%A Ozek
%A E.
%A Ozcan
%A D.
%A Marangozoglu
%A B.
%J Neurocirug¨ªa
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4321/S1130-14732011000600013
%X the pineal region is an unusual site for brain metastasis and most metastatic pineal lesions are asymptomatic. a 53 year-old man presented with severe headache, limitation of upward gaze and diplopia. the patient's neurological examination was unremarkable. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) scans of the brain demonstrated a 1,5 x 2 cm well demarcated solitary mass in the pineal region with hydrocephalus. surgery was performed and adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. a systemic investigation revealed adenocarcinoma of the lung as primary lesion. although rare, metastatic tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pineal region tumors.
%K pineal region
%K metastasis
%K lung carcinoma
%K mri
%K pineal tumor.
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