Craniopharyngioma (historical)

Last revised by Calum Worsley on 25 Mar 2022

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Worsley C, Jones J, et al. Craniopharyngioma (historical). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1178

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1178

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/1178

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1178

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

25 Mar 2022, Calum Worsley ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Calum Worsley had no recorded disclosures.

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Systems:

Central Nervous System

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pituitary

Synonyms:

Craniopharyngiomas

Craniopharyngioma is a term used to denote two separate entities (adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas and papillary craniopharyngiomas), both relatively benign (WHO grade 1) neoplasms that typically arise in the sellar/suprasellar region.

Terminology

Until the 5th Edition (2021) of the WHO classification of CNS tumors, adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas and papillary craniopharyngiomas were considered subtypes of craniopharyngiomas ¹.

Increasing molecular evidence has demonstrated that they have distinct and mutually exclusive mutations of CTNNB1 (adamantinomatous) and BRAF (papillary).

As such, they are now considered separate entities and will be discussed separately.