Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor

Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor

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.

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Main Authors: Samanci,Y., Iplikcioglu,C., Ozek,E., Ozcan,D., Marangozoglu,B.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía 2011
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spelling oai:scielo:S1130-147320110006000132012-01-17Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumorSamanci,Y.Iplikcioglu,C.Ozek,E.Ozcan,D.Marangozoglu,B. Pineal region Metastasis Lung carcinoma MRI Pineal tumor 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.Sociedad Española de NeurocirugíaNeurocirugía v.22 n.6 20112011-12-01journal articletext/htmlhttp://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-14732011000600013en
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Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor
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title Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor
title_short Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor
title_full Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor
title_fullStr Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor
title_full_unstemmed Lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor
title_sort lung carcinoma metastasis presenting as a pineal region tumor
description 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.
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