Large craniopharyngioma extending to the posterior cranial fossa

Craniopharyngiomas are most commonly located extra-axially in the sellar or suprasellar area. They are benign but aggressive neoplasms. This paper reports an 8-year-old girl with a large craniopharyngioma originating from the suprasellar region and extending to the posterior cranial fossa down to th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Magnetic resonance imaging 1997, Vol.15 (9), p.1111-1112
Hauptverfasser:	Sener, R.N., Kismali, E., Akyar, S., Selcuki, M., Yalman, O.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Brain neoplasms, MR studies Brain, MR studies Brain, neoplasms Child Cranial Fossa, Posterior Craniopharyngioma Craniopharyngioma - diagnosis Craniopharyngioma - surgery Fatal Outcome Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Neurology Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnosis Pituitary Neoplasms - surgery Skull Base Neoplasms - diagnosis Skull Base Neoplasms - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:	Craniopharyngiomas are most commonly located extra-axially in the sellar or suprasellar area. They are benign but aggressive neoplasms. This paper reports an 8-year-old girl with a large craniopharyngioma originating from the suprasellar region and extending to the posterior cranial fossa down to the region of the foramen magnum.
ISSN:	0730-725X 1873-5894
DOI:	10.1016/S0730-725X(97)00137-9