Characteristics of calcification in tumors of the pineal gland.

Autor: Lin SR, Crane MD, Lin ZS, Bilaniuk L, Plassche WM Jr, Marshall L, Spataro RF
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Radiology [Radiology] 1978 Mar; Vol. 126 (3), pp. 721-6.
DOI: 10.1148/126.3.721
Abstrakt: Thirty-two cases of proved pineal tumor were analyzed. Calcification was seen in 75%. The size, character, and position of the calcification were useful indicators of abnormality on plain-film evaluation. Fray's cranioangle method was more sensitive than Oon's method in determining abnormal position of the calcified pineal tumor on the lateral skull film. Most calcifications were displaced postero-inferiorly or inferiorly, which can be explained by obstructive hydrocephalus or direct tumor expansion.
Databáze: MEDLINE