%0 Journal Article
%T Pineal yolk sac tumor: correlation between neuroimaging and pathological findings
%A Davaus
%A Ta¨Ēsa
%A Gasparetto
%A Emerson L.
%A Carvalho Neto
%A Arnolfo de
%A Jung
%A Juliana Elizabeth
%A Bleggi-Torres
%A Luiz Fernando
%J Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
%D 2007
%I Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
%R 10.1590/S0004-282X2007000200018
%X a 17-year-old boy presented with somnolence and mental confusion. physical examination demonstrated motor disturbances. laboratorial investigation showed elevated levels of alpha-fetoprotein in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. the ct scan revealed a heterogeneous mass at the pineal region. at the mri, this lesion was hypointense on t1 and hyperintense on t2-weighted images, enhancing after contrast administration. the patient underwent a surgical biopsy, which defined the diagnosis of yolk sac tumor. we emphasize the correlation of neuroimaging and pathological findings of this rare pineal region tumor.
%K yolk sac tumor
%K pineal region
%K magnetic resonance imaging.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-282X2007000200018&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en