Craniopharyngioma: pitfalls in diagnosis.

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, June 1992, Volume 12, Issue 2
Date 1992-06
Language eng
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Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s6dj8mr3
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 226092
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dj8mr3

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Title Craniopharyngioma: pitfalls in diagnosis.
Creator Brummitt, M.L.; Kline, L.B.; Wilson, E.R.
Affiliation Combined Program in Ophthalmology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham.
Abstract A 28-year old man presented with decreased vision and a bitemporal hemianopia. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated what appeared to be an enlarged optic chiasm and, on T2-weighted images, hypersignal extending along the optic tracts. This was felt to represent an intrinsic chiasmal mass, most likely a chiasmal glioma. Biopsy specimens from the first craniotomy were nondiagnostic. With continued visual failure, the patient underwent a second operation, and the correct diagnosis of craniopharyngioma was established. This article emphasizes the difficulties encountered with neuroradiologic evaluation and histopathologic study of craniopharyngioma.
Subject Adult; Cranial Nerve Neoplasms; Craniopharyngioma; Diagnosis, Differential; Glioma; Hemianopsia; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Optic Nerve Diseases; Pituitary Neoplasms; Visual Acuity
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Format application/pdf
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 226073
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dj8mr3/226073
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