Collision tumors: A rare case report

Vernon Velho; Nidhisha Sadhwani; Anuj Bhide

doi:10.4103/ajns.AJNS_219_19

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2020; 15(03): 741-744
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_219_19

Case Report

Collision tumors: A rare case report

Vernon Velho

Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Nidhisha Sadhwani

¹Department of General Surgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Anuj Bhide

Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Abstract

The presence of collision tumors without any evidence of phacomatoses, genetic syndromes, or any history of previous radiation to the brain is extremely rare. We report a case with two diverse primaries, a tentorial meningioma and a colloid cyst found in the same patient occurring in the absence of these conditions. To the best of our knowledge, a single case of a colloid cyst and meningioma found together in the same patient has been reported till date. In such cases, the surgical dilemma as to which tumor to operate first has been addressed in our case report.

Key-words:

Collision tumors - colloid cyst - meningioma

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