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Craniopharyngioma [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2019
Craniopharyngiomas are rare malformational tumours of low histological malignancy arising along the craniopharyngeal duct. The two histological subtypes, adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP) and papillary craniopharyngioma (PCP), differ in genesis and age distribution. ACPs are diagnosed with a bimodal peak of incidence (5-15 years and 45-60 years),
Müller, HL, Merchant, TE, Warmuth-Metz, M, Martinez-Barbera, J-P, Puget, S   +4 more
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Craniopharyngioma [PDF]

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2007
AbstractCraniopharyngiomas are benign slow growing tumours that are located within the sellar and para sellar region of the central nervous system. The point prevalence of this tumour is approximately 2/100,000. The onset of symptoms is normally insidious with most patients at diagnosis having neurological (headaches, visual disturbances) and endocrine
Grill Jacques, Puget Stéphanie, Garnett Matthew R, Sainte-Rose Christian   +3 more
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Craniopharyngiomas [PDF]

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2006
Craniopharyngiomas are rare benign epithelial tumors, arising from the pituitary stalk or gland and developing in the sellar and suprasellar region, affecting both adults and children. Incidence is 0.5 to 2 new cases per million inhabitants. Clinical features essentially include visual disturbances, endocrine deficiencies, and neurological signs ...
R, Van Effenterre, A-L, Boch
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Third Ventricular Chordoid Glioma With TTF-1 Positivity: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Third ventricular chordoid glioma is a rare tumor often misdiagnosed due to nonspecific imaging. TTF‐1 immunoreactivity is critical for definitive diagnosis. Management should be individualized, balancing gross resection, adjuvant radiotherapy, and surveillance depending on surgical risk and recurrence potential.
Shen Z, Zhang B, Zhu X.
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Lower social participation and physical activity in patients with craniopharyngioma or CNS germ cell tumor: Their association with apathy. [PDF]

PCN Rep
Abstract Aim This study aimed to compare social participation and physical activity in patients with craniopharyngioma or central nervous system germ cell tumor (CNS germ cell tumor) with those of healthy participants and examine their associations with social behavioral disorders.
Komaki M, Arakawa Y, Ueda K, Umeda K, Ueno T, Tanji M, Mineharu Y, Funaki T, Kikuchi T, Murai T, Tabata A.   +10 more
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Proton beam therapy in paediatric cancer: Anticipating the opening of the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView., 2023
Summary Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) has the potential to improve paediatric cancer care by reducing radiation exposure and thus long‐term toxicities. Ethical concerns and debates surrounding the treatment, such as eligibility and accessibility, are ongoing in Australia. The Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research (ABCPTR) (named after Sir
Jeremy Khong, Hui Tee, Peter Gorayski, Hien Le, Michael Penniment, Sophie Jessop, Jordan Hansford, Melanie Penfold, Julia Green, Kelly Skelton, Frank Saran   +10 more
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Application of Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis of Craniopharyngioma

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
Craniopharyngioma is a congenital brain tumor with clinical characteristics of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction, increased intracranial pressure, and visual field disorder, among other injuries.
Caijie Qin, Wenxing Hu, Xinsheng Wang, Xibo Ma, Xibo Ma   +4 more
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Stereotactic Neurosurgical Treatment Options for Childhood Craniopharyngioma

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2012
Craniopharyngioma are the most common non glial tumors in childhood. The results of different studies indicate that radical excision surgery is not an appropriate treatment strategy for childhood craniopharyngioma with hypothalamic involvement ...
Michael eTrippel, Guido eNikkhah
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Craniopharyngiomas [PDF]

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 1985
ABSTRACT:A review has been carried out of those patients with a craniopharyngioma who were treated initially in our institution and had a microsurgical excision of their tumour during the period of time when newer and sophisticated modalities of investigation and treatment were available.
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Craniopharyngioma with malignant transformation: A case report

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 2020
Introduction: Craniopharyngiomas are usually slow growing, benign epithelial tumors, arising from cell remnants of Rathke's pouch with its ultimate site of origin being the embryologic stomadeum.
Janssens E, Verhelst PJ, De Vleeschouwer S, Van Calenbergh F, Hauben E, Politis C, Bila M   +6 more
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