Craniopharyngioma

Evidence-based neurology checklist on craniopharyngioma: Pathology These are tumours arising from Rathke’s pouch remnants They are found in the sellar or parasellar regions Pathogenesis Epidemiological features Classification Neurological features Psychiatric features Systemic features Endocrine…

Pathology

  • These are tumours arising from Rathke’s pouch remnants
  • They are found in the sellar or parasellar regions

Pathogenesis

Epidemiological features

Classification

Neurological features

Psychiatric features

Systemic features

Endocrine features

Differential diagnosis

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features

Computed tomography (CT) features

Treatment

Investigational treatments

References

  1. Meyer S, Shah SN, Dancel-Manning K, Wang Y, Young M, Agrawal N. A case-based review of adult-onset craniopharyngioma. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2025; 16:1527161.
  2. Alboqami MN, Khalid S Albaiahy A, et al. Craniopharyngioma: a comprehensive review of the clinical presentation, radiological findings, management, and future perspective. Heliyon 2024; 10:e32112.
  3. Pires de Oliveira Neto C, Nascimento GC, Damianse SDSP, Faria MDS. Recent advances in craniopharyngioma pathophysiology and emerging therapeutic approaches. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2025; 16:1562942.
  4. Trifanescu R, Ansorge O, Wass JA, Grossman AB, Karavitaki N. Rathke's cleft cysts. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2012; 76:151-160.
  5. Zada G. Rathke cleft cysts: a review of clinical and surgical management. Neurosurg Focus 2011; 31:E1.
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