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. 2022 Feb;89(2):181-183.
doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03990-4. Epub 2021 Nov 29.

Turner Syndrome and Craniopharyngioma

Sophy Korula  1 , Shafini Beryl  2 , Vandana Kamath  3 , Sherin Susheel Mathew  4 , Vivek Joseph  5
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Turner Syndrome and Craniopharyngioma

Sophy Korula et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Turner syndrome (TS) affects nearly 1 in 2000 live births (1) and craniopharyngioma, a benign brain tumor, has been reported to occur at an incidence of 1.3 per million (2). These rare disorders are not known to coexist. The authors report a patient with incidental suprasellar mass who was diagnosed with both craniopharyngioma and TS, a rare association.

Keywords: Brain tumor; CNS tumor; Craniopharyngioma; Turner syndrome.

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