Vaquero J, Martínez R, Magallón R, Ramiro J
Neurosurgical Service, Puerta de Hierro Clinic, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
J Neurosurg Sci. 1991 Jan-Mar;35(1):55-7.
The pineal region is one of the rarest sites in the brain for metastatic involvement of systemic malignant tumors. A review of the literature shows that approximately 70 such cases have been reported previously, and most of them were diagnosed by autopsy. In this brief report we describe three cases of isolated intracranial metastasis to the pineal region that were diagnosed in patients alive. Although occurring rarely, metastatic lesions should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pineal region tumors.
松果体区是全身恶性肿瘤发生脑转移最罕见的部位之一。文献回顾显示，此前大约已报道过70例此类病例，其中大多数是经尸检确诊的。在本简要报告中，我们描述了3例生前确诊的孤立性颅内松果体区转移病例。尽管转移性病变很少见，但在松果体区肿瘤的鉴别诊断中应考虑到这一情况。
