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. 2016 Apr 14:7:41.
doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.180466. eCollection 2016.

Spontaneous leaking craniopharyngioma causing preoperative chemical meningitis

Ashis Patnaik  1 , Ashok Kumar Mahapatra  2 , Saurav Sarkar  3 , Dillip Kumar Samal  3
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Spontaneous leaking craniopharyngioma causing preoperative chemical meningitis

Ashis Patnaik et al. Surg Neurol Int. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Plain computed tomography scan showing a globular, well-defined hypodense lesion in sellar and suprasellar area with wall calcification
Figure 2
Figure 2
Magnetic resonance imaging pictures of the lesion. (a) T1-weighted sagittal image showing the lesion containing fat containing T1 hyperintense antero-superior and hypointense solid part in postero-inferior part. (b) T2-weighted coronal image of the lesion. (c) Diffusion image showing the solid part predominantly on left side. (d-f) Contrast images show the lesion to be minimally patchy enhancing
Figure 3
Figure 3
Computed tomography images of the lesion after meningitis showing the lesion to be of same size as before
Figure 4
Figure 4
Complete excision of the lesion except a small part of its wall attached to the surrounding vessels
Figure 5
Figure 5
(a) Low magnification showing the epithelial lining with keratin. (b) High magnification showing the squamous epithelial lining. (c) Wet keratin flecks secreted by the epithelial lining
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