Brain tumor and achondroplasia: a case report and review of the literature.
This is the first reported case of a meningioma occurring in an achondroplastic dwarf. The patient had been treated for lumbar stenosis 7 years previously and later developed mental status change and visual loss due to a large tuberculum sella meningioma. Statistical analysis of the prevalence of both diseases in the United States shows insufficient evidence for a pathogenetic link between the two diseases.
D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000150:complications*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged