Pituitary macro adenoma and vestibular schwannoma: a case report of dual intracranial pathologies.
The concurrent presence of multiple primary brain tumours with different histological characteristics is very rare. A case of dual intracranial benign tumours comprising pituitary adenoma and vestibular schwannoma is described. The aetiology and genetic association of these pathologies is explored and the literature of multiple intracranial tumours of different cell types is reviewed.
Amit
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Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK. amitkalpana@aol.com
Achawal
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Dorward
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D000368:Aged; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D020234:Gait Ataxia / Q000209:etiology; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology