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11810394

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
Nasopharyngeal extension of a craniopharyngioma is very rare and usually presents with headache, nasal obstruction and visual disturbances. We present a case of a 4 year old girl, who became symptomatic with visual deterioration. MRI showed a huge supra - and infrasellar cystic craniopharyngioma with extension into the sphenoid sinus. Primary treatment was a transnasal puncture of the cyst followed by a subfrontal approach with removal of the tumour preserving the chiasm and optic nerves. The visual acuity postoperatively improved while she needed hormone replacement due to panhypopituitarism. Follow-up 12 months after the operation showed no recurrence. This is the youngest patient of about 27 patients reported so far in the literature.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0001-6268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
143
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1283-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Nasopharyngeal extension of a craniopharyngioma in a 4 year old girl.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kiel, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports