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Craniopharyngioma in an elderly patient
Author(s) -
Lederman Gilbert S.,
Recht Abram,
Loeffler Jay S.,
Dubuisson David,
Kleefield Jonathan,
Schnitt Stuart J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19870901)60:5<1077::aid-cncr2820600525>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - craniopharyngioma , medicine , pituitary neoplasm , radiation therapy , altered mental status , surgery , pediatrics , pituitary gland , hormone
Craniopharyngioma, a tumor most commonly diagnosed in the young, may occur at any age. The oldest patient known to have histologic documentation of a craniopharyngioma, an 82.5‐year‐old woman, presented with visual field changes, panhypopituitarism, and mental status changes. This diagnosis should be considered in such patients, because craniopharyngioma is a potentially curable tumor by either surgery or radiation therapy.