| Identifier |
walsh_2000_s5_c1 |
| Title |
As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap |
| Creator |
Freitag, Suzanne K. |
| Subject |
Craniopharyngioma; Pituitary Neoplasms; Hydrocephalus |
| History |
A 66-year old female with progressive dizziness, headache and short-term memory loss. MRI demonstrated hydrocephalus associated with a mass in the anterior portion of third ventricle. Post-operative course complicated by diabetes, GI hemorrhage and DVT. |
| Pathology |
Mass lesion in anterior portion of the third ventricle consisting of cords of epithelial cells and cholesterol crystals. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Ectopic craniopharyngioma |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/40 OU; Bitemporal field defects to confrontation |
| Presenting Symptom |
Progressive dizziness, Headache; Loss of short-term memory |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery |
| Date |
2000-03-25 |
| References |
1. Barloon TJ, Yuh WTC, Sato Y, Sickels WJ. Frontal lobe implantation of craniopharyngioma by repeated needle aspirations. Case report. AJNR 1988; 9: 406-407. 2. Israel ZH, Pomeranz S. Intracranial craniopharyngioma seeding following radical resection. Pediatr Neurosurg 1995; 22: 210-213. 3. Lee JH, Kim CY, Kim DG, Jung HW. Postoperative ectopic seeding of craniopharyngioma. Case report. J Neurosurg 1999; 90: 796. 4. Malik JM, Cosgrove GR, VandenBerg SR. Remote recurrence of craniopharyngioma in the epidur-al space. Case report. J Neurosurg 1992; 77: 804-807. 5. Ragoowansi AT, Piepgras DG. Postoperative ectopic craniopharyngioma. Case report. J Neurosurg 1991; 74: 653-655. 6. Tomita T, McLOne DH. Radical resections of childhood craniopharyngiomas. Pediatr Neurosurg 1993; 19: 6-14. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
32nd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
Session 5, Case 1, Walsh Session, NANOS 2000 |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ft8psf |
| Contributor Primary |
Freitag, Suzanne K. |
| Contributor Secondary |
Miller, Neil, R. |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178179 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ft8psf |
