Pineal body metastasis.
We present a rare case of a pineal body metastasis developed from an oat cell carcinoma of the lung. Diagnosis by CT brain scan was easy but could have been difficult if the metastasis was solitary with the primary focus of tumor unknown. This lesion was temporarily radiosensitive but non-responsive to cytotoxic drugs and the patient died after other metastases developed.
Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire André Vésale, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium.
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed