Pineocytoma Mimicking a Pineal Cyst on Imaging: True Diagnostic Dilemma or a Case of Incomplete Imaging?

S. Fakhran; E.J. Escott

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A0750

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Pineocytoma Mimicking a Pineal Cyst on Imaging: True Diagnostic Dilemma or a Case of Incomplete Imaging?

S. Fakhran and E.J. Escott

American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2008, 29 (1) 159-163; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0750

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vol. 29 no. 1 159-163

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https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0750

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Received March 22, 2007
Accepted after revision May 22, 2007
Published online January 11, 2008.

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S. Fakhrana and
E.J. Escottb

^aDepartment of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa
^bDepartment of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa

Please address correspondence to Saeed Fakhran, MD, Department of Radiology, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh PA, 15213; e-mail: fakhrans{at}upmc.edu

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