De novo adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma presenting anew in an elderly patient with previous normal CT and MRI studies: A case report and implications on pathogenesis

Adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas are histologically benign epithelial tumors which arise from embryonic remnants of the craniopharyngeal duct and Rathke’s pouch. They are thought to have a congenital origin and are histologically unique from papillary craniopharyngioma. We describe the case of an...

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Main Authors: Amy Walker, B.S., Radmehr Torabi, M.D., Michael Punsoni, M.D., Edward Stopa, M.D., Curtis Doberstein, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751915300074