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Case Reports
. 2017:2017:4973560.
doi: 10.1155/2017/4973560. Epub 2017 Dec 26.

A Rare Case of Craniopharyngioma in the Temporal Lobe

Sasan Razmjoo  1 , Seyed Nematollah Jazayeri  2 , Mohammad Bahadoram  3 , Maedeh Barahman  4
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Case Reports

A Rare Case of Craniopharyngioma in the Temporal Lobe

Sasan Razmjoo et al. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2017.

Abstract

Herein, we report on a rare case of craniopharyngioma arising in the left temporal lobe with no prior history of head trauma or surgery. There was a solid-cystic mass in the left temporal lobe on MR images. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of a craniopharyngioma occurring in the temporal lobe.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Craniopharyngioma of the left temporal lobe. Axial T1-weighted (a) and T2-weighted (b) MR images show a solid-cystic mass with no significant edema at left temporal lobe. Sagittal (c) and coronal contrast enhanced T1-weighted (d) MR images show peripheral wall enhancement and enhancing solid component.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photomicrograph (a) shows neoplastic tissue composed of solid, pseudopapillary structures lined by several layers of tumoral cells (original magnification, 100; hematoxylin-eosin staining). Photomicrograph (b, c) shows positive cytokeratin and EMA staining in tumoral cells, respectively (original magnification, 100; immunohistochemistry staining).
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