title: Meningioma in the pineal region: preoperative diagnosis with CT, MRI, and angiography.
abstract: We report a case of pineal region meningioma. The nature of the tumor was correctly diagnosed mainly from the angiographic findings, which enabled us to avoid unnecessary irradiation therapy. Retrospective readings of the CT and MR findings also indicated that the tumor arose apart from the pineal body and appeared to be attached to the dura at the falcotentorial junction. The differential diagnosis of pineal region tumors is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, Hiraka Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010870:Pineal Gland; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed