Abstract

The simultaneous development of two or more primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors of different cell types represents 0.9% of all diagnosed CNS tumors. To the best of our knowledge, the simultaneous occurrence of glioblastoma and pituitary adenomas has been reported four times in the English literature, with only two cases harboring prolactinoma and glioblastoma. We report a case of a 42-year-old male who was diagnosed with a sporadic co-occurrence of glioblastoma and a prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma (prolactinoma). This case report discusses the clinical presentation, radiological/histopathological features, and outcome as well as reviewing the pertinent medical literature. Glioblastoma and a prolactin-secreting adenoma may be detected within the same patient. Further studies are required to delineate the tumorigenesis of the development and co-occurrence of multiple intracranial tumors.

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Title
Glioblastoma and prolactinoma: a rare simultaneous occurrence
Author
Alshalawi, Abdulaziz 1 ; Alkhaibary, Ali 2 ; Basalamah, Ali 3 ; Alassiri, Ali H 4 ; Alarifi, Abdulaziz 5 

 College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia 
 College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
 Department of Neurosurgery, King Saud University Medical City/King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
 Department of Neurosurgery, King Abdualziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Feb 2019
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
20428812
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170674684
Copyright
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