A second biopsy? – Tandem lesion

Summary This is a rare case of synchronous pituitary adenoma and PNET in an adult and first of this sort in the literature. The MR appearances suggest a single pathological entity causing the changes in the different anatomical location which can occur in cases of germ cell tumours, PNET and gliobla...

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Published inActa neurochirurgica Vol. 150; no. 5; pp. 501 - 503
Main Authors Ganesan, D., Dean, A. F., Antoun, N., Kirollos, R. W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vienna Springer-Verlag 01.05.2008
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adenoma - diagnosis
Adenoma - pathology
Biopsy
Case Report
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Interventional Radiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - diagnosis
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive - diagnosis
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive - pathology
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosurgery
Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology
Sella Turcica
Surgical Orthopedics
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Keywords: Synchronous lesion; pituitary adenoma; primitive neuro-ectodermal tumour; biopsy
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Summary:Summary This is a rare case of synchronous pituitary adenoma and PNET in an adult and first of this sort in the literature. The MR appearances suggest a single pathological entity causing the changes in the different anatomical location which can occur in cases of germ cell tumours, PNET and glioblastoma. In certain cases, histological confirmation may be warranted for the different lesions. Both pathologies have different treatment strategy and outlook depending on the age, extent of the disease and Karnofsky score.
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ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s00701-008-1567-0