title: Simultaneous Occurrence of a Pituitary Adenoma and a Foramen Magnum Meningioma: Case Report.
abstract: The coexistence of a pituitary adenoma and a meningioma is a rare event. In all previously reported cases, only 1 of these 2 tumors was symptomatic. We present the case of 61-year-old woman with no significant medical history who was treated for a simultaneously symptomatic pituitary nonfunctioning adenoma and foramen magnum meningioma. Such an association has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia. Electronic address: atefbn@hotmail.fr.
authors.forename: Atef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Nsir
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tunisian National Institute of Neurology, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Souhaiel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khalfaoui
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Nejib
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hattab
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Genetics; Meningioma; Pituitary adenoma; Surgery