Patient has a craniopharyngioma. Most common childhood supratentorial tumor. Derived from remnants of Rathke pouch (oral ectoderm). Calcification is common. Cholesterol crystals found in “motor oil”-like fluid within tumor.
A cystic suprasellar mass with calcifications and enhancement of the wall or solid portions in a child or adolescent is almost always a craniopharyngioma.
May be confused with pituitary adenoma (both cause bitemporal hemianopia).
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submitted by hayayah(244), 2019-05-14T17:58:19Z
Patient has a craniopharyngioma. Most common childhood supratentorial tumor. Derived from remnants of Rathke pouch (oral ectoderm). Calcification is common. Cholesterol crystals found in “motor oil”-like fluid within tumor.
A cystic suprasellar mass with calcifications and enhancement of the wall or solid portions in a child or adolescent is almost always a craniopharyngioma.
May be confused with pituitary adenoma (both cause bitemporal hemianopia).