title: Pineal teratocarcinoma with drop metastases: MR features.
abstract: In a rare case of teratocarcinoma of the pineal gland, MRI accurately depicted the primary tumor and diffuse enhancing drop metastases along the surface of the brain stem and the spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K. U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raaijmakers
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demaerel
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010870:Pineal Gland; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*