title: [Pineal metastasis of breast cancer: case report and review].
abstract: Pineal metastases of solid tumors are rare. Primary cancer is generally absent at the diagnosis, for which a cerebral MRI is important. We report a case of pineal metastasis occurring in a 76-year-old woman treated for breast carcinoma in our department.
authors.affiliation: Service de cancérologie-radiothérapie, CHU Farhat-Hached, rue Ibn-El-Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanoun Belajouza
authors.affiliation: Service de cancérologie-radiothérapie, CHU Farhat-Hached, rue Ibn-El-Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie. Electronic address: olfa_jaidane@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jaidane
authors.affiliation: Service de cancérologie-radiothérapie, CHU Farhat-Hached, rue Ibn-El-Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Labidi
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie radiologique, CHU Farhat-Hached, rue Ibn-El-Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kraiem
authors.affiliation: Service de cancérologie-radiothérapie, CHU Farhat-Hached, rue Ibn-El-Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouaouina
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D003287:Contrast Media; D013629:Tamoxifen; D005682:Gadolinium
keywords: Breast cancer; Cancer du sein; Glande pinéale; Metastasis; Métastase; Pineal gland