title: Pineal apoplexy.
abstract: A case of haematoma in the pineal region is reported in a patient whose initial symptom was subarachnoid haemorrhage. The encapsulated haematoma and surrounding blood clots were removed surgically. Haemorrhage into a pineal cyst may have been the cause of this particular intracranial mass.
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications