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Simultaneous occurrence of cerebellar medulloblastoma and pituitary adenoma: A case report
Vassilis Samaras1, Efstathios Samaras, Ioanna Stergiou
1Department of Pathology, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece. vassilissamaras@yahoo.gr.
Purpose:
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.
Conclusion:
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.
