Antenatal diagnosis of the congenital craniopharyngioma

BACKGROUND: Craniopharyngioma is a rare fetal and neonatal tumor. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a congenital craniopharyngioma diagnosed by prenatal magnetic resonance. This diagnosis was confirmed by postnatal MR imaging, neurosurgical treatment and histopathological examination. CONCLUSIONS: Ou...

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Autores principales: Jurkiewicz, Elżbieta, Bekiesińska-Figatowska, Monika, Duczkowski, Marek, Grajkowska, Wiesława, Roszkowski, Marcin, Czech-Kowalska, Justyna, Dobrzańska, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3389855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22802769
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Craniopharyngioma is a rare fetal and neonatal tumor. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a congenital craniopharyngioma diagnosed by prenatal magnetic resonance. This diagnosis was confirmed by postnatal MR imaging, neurosurgical treatment and histopathological examination. CONCLUSIONS: Outcome of neonatal craniopharyngioma is very poor, even if radical surgery is performed. The main problems are pituitary insufficiency, diabetes insipidus, and visual disturbance.

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