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Case report. Metastases to pineal gland
Author(s) -
Weber Patricia,
Shepard Kirk V.,
Vijayakumar Srinivasan
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19890101)63:1<164::aid-cncr2820630126>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchogenic carcinoma , pineal gland , lung , pathology , metastatic lesion , lesion , carcinoma , metastasis , cancer , melatonin
Metastases to the pineal gland is an uncommon event. Bronchogenic carcinomas are the most frequent source of the primary lesion. A case of small cell carcinoma of the lung with solitary metastases to the pineal gland is reported; the literature is reviewed.