Simultaneous occurrence of cerebellar medulloblastoma and pituitary adenoma: A case report.
OBJECTIVE
We present the unusual occurrence of two distinct neoplasms in a 42-year-old woman with an operated pituitary adenoma 18 years ago.


METHODS
Clinical history, magnetic resonance imaging studies and histopathological findings were utilized for our diagnostic considerations.


RESULTS
Concomitant presence of a cerebellar medulloblastoma secondary disseminated within the spinal canal and a pituitary macroadenoma, was identified.


CONCLUSIONS
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case in which these two neoplasms are simultaneously occurred in the same individual. A short review of the literature is performed.
Samaras
Vassilis
V
Department of Pathology, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece. vassilissamaras@yahoo.gr.
Samaras
Efstathios
E
Stergiou
Ioanna
I
Konstantopoulou
Paraskevi
P
Arnaoutoglou
Christos
C
Arnaoutoglou
Marianthi
M
Varsos
Vassilis
V
Barbatis
Calypso
C