Papillary craniopharyngioma

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Papillary craniopharyngioma, abbreviated pCP, is a benign brain tumour of the sella turcica.

It is a subtype of craniopharyngioma.

General

  • Adults individuals.[1]
  • Usually solid.

Microscopic

Features (papillary):[2]

  • Non-keratinized squamous epithelium (without nuclear atypia).
  • Fibrovascular cores (required for papillary).

Notes:

  • +/-Cilia (rare).
  • +/-Goblet cell-like formations (rare).

Image

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See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. URL: http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO115.jpg. Accessed on: 6 December 2010.