Synchronous Primary Brain Tumors in the Pediatric Age Group. Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
Omar Chamdine1, Marwah Abdulkader2, Wisam Al-Issawi, MD3,4, Shaymaa Al-Umran4, Youssef Housaawi5, Mahmoud Taha3
1Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Pathology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
3Department of Neurosurgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
4Department of Neurosurgery Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University
5Department of Genetics, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
AbstractSynchronous brain tumors are rare in children. We present 2 unique cases of synchronous brain tumors and we elaborate on their presentation, diagnosis, approach to management, and outcome. The first case describes a unique and previously unreported combination of a supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma and a cerebellar low-grade glioma.
Key words: synchronous, metachronous, brain, tumor, ependymoma, low grade glioma