multiple concomitant primary cns tumors of different histology: report of two cases

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m. taghipoor departments of neurosurgery , shiraz university of medical sciences shiraz

m.h. bagheri departments of radiology, shiraz university of medical sciences shiraz.

abstract

two cases of multiple concomitant cns tumors of different histologic types are presented.  one was a case of neurofibromatosis type 2 (nf2) with 6 cns tumors, and the other a case of 4 cns tumors without any evidence of nf. to our knowledge, there is no report of concomitant occurrence of 6 cns tumors in the medical literature. neuroradiological  and operative findings are illustrated and discussed.

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iranian journal of medical sciences

جلد ۲۶، شماره ۳&۴، صفحات ۱۶۷-۰

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