Pheochromocytoma and Meningioma of the Foramen Magnum
Authors: ARNOLD GREENHOUSE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 July 1961Pheochromocytoma and Meningioma of the Foramen MagnumARNOLD GREENHOUSE, M.D.ARNOLD GREENHOUSE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-1-124 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe relationship between pheochromocytoma and other tumors of neural origin, particularly neurofibromas, has been emphasized in recent years. The appreciation of such an association may be of diagnostic value. The present communication concerns the appearance of a meningioma in a patient from whom a pheochromocytoma had previously been removed, and may indicate a further link in a group of related tumors.CASE REPORTA 58-year-old white male was initially admitted to the Denver Veterans Administration Hospital in July, 1955, complaining of weakness and unsteadiness of the legs and numbness of the hands. He had been well until 1947, when he...References1. 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Cancer 9: 293, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Denver, ColoradoReceived for publication June 21, 1960.From the Division of Neurology, Veterans Administration Hospital; and the University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colo.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Arnold Greenhouse, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, 1055 Clermont St., Denver 20, Colo. 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