Diseases

Craniopharyngioma

A benign pituitary-region neoplasm that originates from Rathke's pouch. The two major histologic and clinical subtypes are adamantinous (or classical) craniopharyngioma and papillary craniopharyngioma. The adamantinous form presents in children and adolescents as an expanding cystic lesion in the pituitary region. The cystic cavity is filled with a black viscous substance and histologically the tumor is composed of adamantinomatous epithelium and areas of calcification and necrosis. Papillary craniopharyngiomas occur in adults, and histologically feature a squamous epithelium with papillations. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch14, p50)

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A benign pituitary-region neoplasm that originates from Rathke's pouch. The two major histologic and clinical subtypes are adamantinous (or classical) craniopharyngioma and papillary craniopharyngioma. The adamantinous form presents in children and adolescents as an expanding cystic lesion in the pituitary region. The cystic cavity is filled with a black viscous substance and histologically the tumor is composed of adamantinomatous epithelium and areas of calcification and necrosis. Papillary craniopharyngiomas occur in adults, and histologically feature a squamous epithelium with papillations. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch14, p50)

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  • Neoplasm, Rathke Cleft
  • Neoplasm, Rathke's Cleft
  • Rathke Cleft Neoplasm
  • Rathke Pouch Tumor
  • Rathke's Cleft Neoplasm
  • Rathke's Pouch Tumor
  • Craniopharyngiomas
  • Neoplasm, Rathkes Cleft
  • Rathkes Cleft Neoplasm
  • Rathkes Pouch Tumor
  • Tumor, Rathke Pouch
  • Tumor, Rathke's Pouch
  • Craniopharyngioma, Adamantinous
  • Craniopharyngioma, Adult
  • Craniopharyngioma, Child
  • Craniopharyngioma, Papillary
  • Adamantinous Craniopharyngioma
  • Adamantinous Craniopharyngiomas
  • Adult Craniopharyngioma
  • Adult Craniopharyngiomas
  • Child Craniopharyngioma
  • Child Craniopharyngiomas
  • Craniopharyngiomas, Adamantinous
  • Craniopharyngiomas, Adult
  • Craniopharyngiomas, Child
  • Craniopharyngiomas, Papillary
  • Papillary Craniopharyngioma
  • Papillary Craniopharyngiomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coord IM with PITUITARY NEOPLASMS (IM)

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  1. C04w.557.465.625w.200w
  2. C04w.557.580.625w.200w

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WK 585

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Craniopharyngioma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003397. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003397
  2. Craniopharyngioma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniopharyngioma
  3. Craniopharyngioma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1786513