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Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Pineal Gland Mass With Obstructive Hydrocephalus

Mohamed A. Abdallah, Mahum Shahid, Moataz Ellithi, Ahmed Yeddi, Arwyn Cunningham, Ryan Askeland and Jamal Dodin
Ochsner Journal June 2020, 20 (2) 232-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.18.0159

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    (A) Sagittal sections of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showing the pineal gland mass. (B) Coronal and (C) transverse sections of brain MRI showing the same pineal tumor. (D) Computed tomography of the chest with intravenous contrast showing a lung nodule over the left hilar region in the lower right corner.

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    Figure 2.

    (A) Epithelioid neoplasm (hematoxylin and eosin [H&E] stain, ×20). (B) Strong and diffuse staining for pankeratin (H&E stain, ×20). (C) Epithelioid neoplasm demonstrating marked nuclear pleomorphism with eosinophilic cytoplasm (H&E stain, ×400). (D) Strong and diffuse staining of the neoplasm for thyroid transcription factor-1, supporting the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of pulmonary origin (H&E stain, ×40).

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