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Intracranial high grade glioma masquerading as a skull base lesion: Report of two unusual cases
Coexisting intracranial tumors with pituitary adenomas: Genetic association or coincidence?
The co-occurrence of two or more brain tumors with different
histological features is rare. The authors report three rare cases of
intracranial tumors associated with pituitary adenomas. Two of the
pituitary tumors were functioning adenomas: a prolactinoma and a
thyrotropin secreting adenoma. Two of the associated intracranial
neoplasms were gliomas and one was a meningioma. Radiological and
clinical examination for syndromal association was negative in all
cases. We briefly discuss the presentation and treatment options of
these cases and review the 19 previous publications in the literature
of pituitary tumors occurring in association with other neoplasms and
explore the possible links underlying these co-occurring neoplasms. Our
three cases represent 0.86% of all pituitary tumors operated at our
institute over a 9-year period