{"id":20,"date":"2012-08-23T03:23:05","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T03:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com\/craniopharyngioma\/"},"modified":"2012-08-23T03:23:05","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T03:23:05","slug":"craniopharyngioma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docneuro.com\/craniopharyngioma\/","title":{"rendered":"Craniopharyngioma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some differential considerations for a partially cystic sellar\/suprasellar mass include a cystic macroadenoma, Rathke\u2019s cleft cyst, cranipopharyngioma, aneurysm, arachnoid cyst and epidermoid.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis: Craniopharyngioma<\/h2>\n<p> <center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-352\" src=\"https:\/\/docneuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/craniopharyngioma-sagittal.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"sagittal section showing craniopharyngioma\" width=\"400\" \/><\/center> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 1A: <\/strong>Sagittal T1 post contast thin section through the midline demonstrates a mass separate from the pituitary (yellow arrow), centered in the suprasellar cistern (red circle).<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-353\" src=\"https:\/\/docneuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/craniopharyngioma_bc_marked.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"border: 0;\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docneuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/craniopharyngioma_bc_marked.jpg 600w, https:\/\/docneuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/craniopharyngioma_bc_marked-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <center> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/docneuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/craniopharyngioma_d_marked.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"border: 0;\" width=\"400\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docneuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/craniopharyngioma_d_marked.jpg 400w, https:\/\/docneuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/craniopharyngioma_d_marked-300x283.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <\/center> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 1B-D: <\/strong>The mass is very T2 hyperintense (B) with a dependent nodule of lower T2 hyperinstensity (blue arrow). Coronal T1 post contrast (C) and pre contrast (D) demonstrate subtle nodular enhancement along the inferolateral margin of the mass (green arrow).<\/p>\n<p>Craniopharnygiomas are neoplasms that originate from the epithelium of the Rathke\u2019s pouch, a depression in the roof of the developing mouth that subsequently develops into the anterior pituitary. Unlike Rathke\u2019s cleft cysts, Craniophranygiomas are\u00a0 typically suprasellar and demonstrate nodular peripheral enhancement and calcification. 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