%0 Journal Article
%T Pituitary adenoma and vestibular schwannoma: Case report and review of the literature
%A Niu Y
%A Ma L
%A Mao Q
%A Wu L
%J Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X The concurrence of the intracranial multiple primary tumors (MPTs) consisting of acoustic neuroma (AN) and pituitary adenoma is very rare. Here, we report a 42-year-old female who presented with left AN associated with pituitary adenoma. A total of three such cases have been reported before and which also presented with left AN with pituitary adenoma. Recently, a new "field cancerization" model has been proposed, which could explain MPTs and is consistent with the pathogenesis of such cases. The model also indicates that when a pituitary tumor or AN is detected separately, we might consider the development of "expanding field" after oncological treatment especially after radiotherapy in order to prevent the second field tumor occurring.
%K Acoustic neuroma
%K field cancerization
%K multiple primary tumors
%K pituitary adenoma
%K vestibular schwannoma
%U http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2010;volume=56;issue=4;spage=281;epage=283;aulast=Niu