Open AccessPrimary ectopic frontotemporal extradural craniopharyngioma
Author(s) -
Reza Pourkhalili,
Ahmad Shekarchizadeh,
Bahram Seif
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced biomedical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-9175
DOI - 10.4103/2277-9175.180989
Subject(s) - craniopharyngioma , medicine , fourth ventricle , clivus , cerebellopontine angle , corpus callosum , anatomy , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , skull
We present a case of primary ectopic frontotemporal extradural craniopharyngioma. Primary ectopic craniopharyngiomas are very rare and have been reported involving the fourth ventricle, infrasellar region, lateral ventricle, temporal area, cerebellopontine angle, clivus, corpus callosum, and prepontine cistern. There was just 1 case of craniopharyngioma previously presented in the literature, with nearly same location as the presenting case