Craniopharyngioma

external

• Synonyms

  • Rathke's pouch tumour
  • Adamantinoma

• Effects

  • Panhypopituitarism
  • Raised intracranial pressure
  • Bitemporal hemianopia
  • Precocious puberty

• Treatments

  • Brain surgery
  • Radiotherapy
  • Bleomycin

• Description

  • "arises from pitutiary gland embryonic tissue Benign slow growing Suprasellar location Children"