Pineal toxoplasmosis mimicking pineal tumor in an AIDS patient.
A pineal mass in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is reported. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a nodular mass in the pineal region with foci of calcification and obstruction of the aqueduct mimicking a pineal tumor. At autopsy, the brain revealed a well-circumscribed lesion with central necrosis in the pineal region suggestive of toxoplasma and involving the periaqueductal area. Susceptibility of a patient with AIDS to opportunistic infections should be considered.
Poon
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Department of Pathology, New York Medical College-Metropolitan Medical Center, NY 10029.
Behbahani
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Matoso
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Kim
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000175:diagnosis*