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ArticleCases journal2008

Simultaneous occurrence of cerebellar medulloblastoma and pituitary adenoma: A case report.

Vassilis Samaras, Efstathios Samaras, Ioanna Stergiou, Paraskevi Konstantopoulou, Christos Arnaoutoglou, Marianthi Arnaoutoglou, Vassilis Varsos, Calypso Barbatis

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Article in Cases journal, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Vassilis SamarasDepartment of Pathology, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece. vassilissamaras@yahoo.gr.
Efstathios Samaras
Ioanna Stergiou
Paraskevi Konstantopoulou
Christos Arnaoutoglou
Marianthi Arnaoutoglou
Vassilis Varsos
Calypso Barbatis
Hellenic Red Cross · GRTechnological Educational Institute of Central Greece · GRAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GREvangelismos Hospital · GRRed Cross Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe present the unusual occurrence of two distinct neoplasms in a 42-year-old woman with an operated pituitary adenoma 18 years ago.

methodsClinical history, magnetic resonance imaging studies and histopathological findings were utilized for our diagnostic considerations.

resultsConcomitant presence of a cerebellar medulloblastoma secondary disseminated within the spinal canal and a pituitary macroadenoma, was identified.

conclusionTo 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.

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PMID18811959
PMCPMC2556997
OpenAlexW2156596615

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