Calcified Pineal Tumour

Cardiac calcified amorphous tumour

Calcified amorphous tumour (CAT) is an unusual nonneoplastic cardiac mass that may mimic malignant tumour of the heart (1) or vegetation (2). We report a 43-year-old female with type 1 diabetes and end-stage diabetic kidney disease on haemodialysis, who underwent transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in the setting of pyrexia and negative blood cultures. No valve-related vegetation was identi...

Calcified pulmonary tumour with dyspnoea.

Afferent pupillary defect in pineal region tumour.

A patient is described in whom an afferent pupillary defect was an early sign of a tumour in the pineal region. It is suggested that this was due to involvement of the pupillary afferent fibres between the optic tract and pretectal nucleus contralateral to the affected pupil.

ALK positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the pineal region.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours (IMTs) are an uncommon spindle cell neoplasm with a dense inflammatory infiltrate, usually encountered in children. IMTs of the central nervous system are extremely rare. This report describes the case of an IMT in a 61 year old man, in the pineal region. The tumour was completely excised, and immunohistochemistry demonstrated anaplastic lymphoma kinase 1 ex...

Once in a lifetime: a case of a pineal tumour.

This paper describes the case of a 14-year-old boy who presented to his general practitioner with a history of headaches and visual problems. Investigations subsequently revealed that he had a pineal tumour. The management of the patient is described and this rare condition discussed.