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Case Reports
. 2004 Jan-Mar;5(1):72-4.
doi: 10.3348/kjr.2004.5.1.72.

Craniopharyngioma in the temporal lobe: a case report

Chul-Ho Sohn  1 , Seung Kug Baik, Sang-Pyo Kim, Il-Man Kim, Robert J Sevick
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Case Reports

Craniopharyngioma in the temporal lobe: a case report

Chul-Ho Sohn et al. Korean J Radiol. 2004 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Herein, we report on an unusual case of craniopharyngioma arising in the temporal lobe with no prior history of surgery and with no connection to the craniopharyngeal duct. MR images showed a cystic tumor with a small solid portion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of a craniopharyngioma occurring in the temporal lobe.

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Fig. 1
Craniopharyngioma of the temporal lobe. Axial T1-weighted (A) and T2-weighted (B) MR images show a large cystic mass in the left temporal lobe, which contains small solid portions on its medial aspect (arrow). Sagittal contrast-enhanced T1-weighted (C) MR image shows thick peripheral rim enhancement, and well enhancing solid portion in the inferior part of the mass (arrow). Photomicrograph (D) shows classic adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma with peripheral palisades of epithelial cells (arrows), containing loose squamous cells separated by intercellular fluid. Delicate squamous epithelial cells contain wet keratin (open arrows) and calcification (arrowheads) (original magnification, ×100; hematoxylin-eosin staining).
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