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Wafaa Al Shakweer

Consultant neuropathologist, King Fahad Medical City
Verified email at kfmc.med.sa
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Clinicopathological features and treatment outcome of central neurocytoma: a single institute experience

…, M Ba-Faqeeh, A Al-Obaid, W Al-Shakweer… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Despite the increased interest in publishing data on central neurocytoma, its
management remains controversial. The overall incidence is approximately 0.5% of brain …

Pituicytoma associated with Cushing's disease: a case report and literature review

…, SJA Khairan, W Al Shakweer - Journal of Surgical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Pituicytoma is a rare tumor that has been recently recognized and described, where only few
reported cases of pituicytoma associated with Cushing’s disease. We describe a case of a …

[HTML][HTML] Extensive cerebral venous thrombosis after resection of third ventricle colloid cyst

…, R Al Amoudi, A Zakri, W Al Shakweer… - Surgical Neurology …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The third ventricle colloid cyst (CC) is a benign growth usually located in the third
ventricle and can cause various neurological symptoms, including sudden death. Modern …

A Rare Case of Adult Medulloblastoma Associated with Multiple Sclerosis: Case Report and Literature Review

AS Alrumeh, WA Alkhalifah… - Journal of …, 2021 - library.eprintdigipress.com
Medulloblastomas are the most common primary malignant brain tumors in childhood. They
are responsible for around 20–40% of all brain tumors in children. They rarely occur in …

[PDF][PDF] HAMID ULLAH WANI1 AHMED AL OMAIR1 WAFA AL SHAKWEER2 BILAL AHMED3

W AL SHAKWEER - Tropical Gastroenterology, 2010 - researchgate.net
Discussion Schawanoma are the variant of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) like
leiomyoma, leiomyoblastoma, and leiomyosarcoma. They are differentiated from other GIST by …

Discovery of familial cerebral cavernous malformation in a Saudi population

…, MH Al-Hameed, OA Al-Sinaidi, W Al Shakweer - Case …, 2013 - casereports.bmj.com
Familial cerebral cavernous malformation is a rare entity. It has been described commonly
among the Hispanic population and sparsely among the Italian, French, Swedish and …

Diffuse Astrocytoma and Ollier's Disease

…, A Lari, AA Muharib, W Al Shakweer - Journal of Neurology …, 2020 - neurores.org
Several syndromes are associated with an increased incidence of intracranial tumors. Among
these is enchondromatosis. It is a rare, nonhereditary condition. The common subtypes of …

Castleman disease presenting as obstructive jaundice.

…, IA Khan, K Khalid, WA Al-Shakweer - Saudi medical …, 2005 - europepmc.org
A 48-year-old Saudi male was admitted with features of obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed stricture in distal common bile duct CBD. …

Adrenal myelolipoma a rare benign tumour managed laparoscopically: Report of two cases

…, AH Al Khalaf, M Al Zoum, W Al Shakweer - Journal of minimal …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Adrenal Myelolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm composed of mature adipose tissue and a
variable amount of haemopoietic elements. Most lesions are small and asymptomatic, …

[PDF][PDF] Saleh M. Al-Salamah, MBBS, FRCS, Iftikhar A. Khan, FCPS, FRCSEd

K Khalid, WA Al-Shakweer - Saudi Med J, 2005 - researchgate.net
A 48-year-old Saudi male was admitted with features of obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed stricture in distal common bile duct (CBD). …