Craniopharyngioma
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Craniopharyngioma is a benign neuropathology tumour.
General
- Develop from remains of Rathke's pouch or squamous epithelial cell rests.[1]
Comes in two flavours:[1]
- Adamantinomatous type.
- Adults and children.
- Squamous papillary type.
- Adults individuals.[2]
- Usually solid.
Radiology:[1]
- Calcified - adamantinomatous type only.
- Solid & cystic.
Microscopic
Adamantinomatous
Features (adamantinomatous):[3]
- Well-circumscribed (or pseudoinvasive border).
- Multicystic.
- Small-to-medium sized cells with moderate amount of basophilic cytoplasm.
- Bland nuclei (with occ. small nucleoli).
- "Wet" keratin - nests of whorled keratin.
- Calcifications (non-psammomatous).
Images
Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma - very low mag. (WC/Nephron)
Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Papillary
Features (papillary):[4]
- Non-keratinized squamous epithelium (without nuclear atypia).
- Fibrovascular cores (required for papillary).
Notes:
- +/-Cilia (rare).
- +/-Goblet cell-like formations (rare).
Image
Papillary craniopharyngioma - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
Papillary craniopharyngioma - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Garnett, MR.; Puget, S.; Grill, J.; Sainte-Rose, C. (2007). "Craniopharyngioma.". Orphanet J Rare Dis 2: 18. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-2-18. PMID 17425791.
- ↑ Giangaspero, F.; Burger, PC.; Osborne, DR.; Stein, RB. (Jan 1984). "Suprasellar papillary squamous epithelioma ("papillary craniopharyngioma").". Am J Surg Pathol 8 (1): 57-64. PMID 6696166.
- ↑ Tadrous, Paul.J. Diagnostic Criteria Handbook in Histopathology: A Surgical Pathology Vade Mecum (1st ed.). Wiley. pp. 184. ISBN 978-0470519035.
- ↑ Perry, Arie; Brat, Daniel J. (2010). Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach: A Volume in the Pattern Recognition series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 406. ISBN 978-0443069826.
- ↑ URL: http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO115.jpg. Accessed on: 6 December 2010.