Pineal teratocarcinoma with drop metastases: MR features

C Raaijmakers; G Wilms; P Demaerel; A L Baert

doi:10.1007/BF00596343

Pineal teratocarcinoma with drop metastases: MR features

Neuroradiology. 1992;34(3):227-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00596343.

Authors

C Raaijmakers¹, G Wilms, P Demaerel, A L Baert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K. U. Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 1630617
DOI: 10.1007/BF00596343

Abstract

In a rare case of teratocarcinoma of the pineal gland, MRI accurately depicted the primary tumor and diffuse enhancing drop metastases along the surface of the brain stem and the spinal cord.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Pineal Gland*
Teratoma / diagnosis
Teratoma / secondary*