A choroid plexus papilloma arising from an incidental pineal cyst.
We report a case of an incidental pineal cyst discovered on MR imaging that progressed to a choroid plexus papilloma. The MR features of pineal cysts, the difficulty of distinguishing benign cysts from cystic neoplasms, and the implications for surgical management are discussed.
Steven
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
McGinn
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McClarty
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D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008536:Meglumine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology*; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA