Infrasellar craniopharyngioma: case report

We report a case of infrasellar craniopharyngioma in a 34 year-old woman who presented with progressive headache and diplopia. Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance images showed a heterogeneous tumor originating from the sphenoid bone with ethmoid sinus and sella turcica extension. A sublabia...

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Main Authors: Asdrubal Falavigna, Jorge Luiz Kraemer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2001-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000300022&tlng=en
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description We report a case of infrasellar craniopharyngioma in a 34 year-old woman who presented with progressive headache and diplopia. Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance images showed a heterogeneous tumor originating from the sphenoid bone with ethmoid sinus and sella turcica extension. A sublabial rhinoseptal transsphenoidal surgery was performed. Craniopharyngiomas with infrasellar development are very rare. Infrasellar craniopharyngioma is uncommon, thirty-five cases has been reported in literature. The embryology, clinical features and radiographic investigation of these tumors are discussed.
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spellingShingle Asdrubal Falavigna
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Infrasellar craniopharyngioma: case report
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
craniopharyngioma
sphenoid sinus
skull base tumor
title Infrasellar craniopharyngioma: case report
title_full Infrasellar craniopharyngioma: case report
title_fullStr Infrasellar craniopharyngioma: case report
title_full_unstemmed Infrasellar craniopharyngioma: case report
title_short Infrasellar craniopharyngioma: case report
title_sort infrasellar craniopharyngioma case report
topic craniopharyngioma
sphenoid sinus
skull base tumor
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