title: Werner's syndrome and astrocytoma.
abstract: Werner's syndrome, a relatively rare and autosomal recessive disorder, is well known to be characterized by a high frequency of malignant neoplasms. Werner's syndrome has not infrequently been associated with meningiomas. We report a case of Werner's syndrome and temporal astrocytoma in a 49-year-old male. As far as we are aware, this is the first report of the association of Werner's syndrome and astrocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología General, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca, España.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Laso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Procel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santos-Briz
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014898:Werner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*