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19766002

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
An abscess arising in a craniopharyngioma is rare, but has potentially high mortality and morbidity. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and neuroradiological characteristics are not clearly defined. We report a patient with a pituitary abscess concomitant with a craniopharyngioma and discuss the pathophysiological mechanism. We discuss the previous five reports and suggest that abscesses with craniopharyngioma remain challenging clinical entities. We speculate that inflammation is a response to components of the ruptured epithelium of the cyst, thereby providing an explanation of the mechanism of abscess formation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1532-2653
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1667-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Secondary abscess arising in a craniopharyngioma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shiliugang Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China. sjwkmarco@126.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports