{"title":"Synchronous Morphologically Distinct Craniopharyngioma and Pituitary Adenoma: A Rare Collision Entity","authors":"H. Bhatoe, P. Deb, S. Sengupta","doi":"10.4172/2168-975X.1000207","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"While pituitary tumors and craniopharyngiomas share a common lineage, their simultaneous occurrence is distinctly rare. We present one such patient, an adult male with two distinct tumors, that were excised by two different approaches. Relevant literature is briefly reviewed.","PeriodicalId":9146,"journal":{"name":"Brain disorders & therapy","volume":"51 5","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Brain disorders & therapy","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2168-975X.1000207","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
While pituitary tumors and craniopharyngiomas share a common lineage, their simultaneous occurrence is distinctly rare. We present one such patient, an adult male with two distinct tumors, that were excised by two different approaches. Relevant literature is briefly reviewed.