Voluminous craniopharyngioma evolving since childhood revealed by a torticollis

In case of a torticollis or a stature-weight growth delay in a child, it is always necessary to eliminate a cerebral tumor in the first place, especially a craniopharyngioma. We report the case of a 22-year-old patient with a large craniopharyngioma probably evolving since childhood and revealed by...

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Autores principales: Damoune, Ikram, Fatima, Akioud, Ajdi, Farida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9810971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36618170
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_96_22
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Sumario:In case of a torticollis or a stature-weight growth delay in a child, it is always necessary to eliminate a cerebral tumor in the first place, especially a craniopharyngioma. We report the case of a 22-year-old patient with a large craniopharyngioma probably evolving since childhood and revealed by a torticollis associated with decreased visual acuity and a delayed growth and puberty.

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