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Ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma along the surgical route: case report and literature review

Authors: Rossana Romani, Mika Niemelä, Özgür Celik, Puchong Isarakul, Anders Paetau, Juha Hernesniemi

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

We present a 22-year-old woman with an ectopic recurrence of a craniopharyngioma. The patient presented first with a visual field deficit, and a craniopharyngioma was removed via an interhemispheric transcallosal approach. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed at 1 month, and then at 1 year after surgery showed complete removal of the lesion. However, at 4 years, MRI showed the presence of a small tumor in the right medial frontal lobe attached to the falx and along the previous surgical route. We present possible explanations for the ectopic recurrence and literature review.

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Title: Ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma along the surgical route: case report and literature review
Authors: Rossana Romani
Mika Niemelä
Özgür Celik
Puchong Isarakul
Anders Paetau
Juha Hernesniemi
Publication date: 01-02-2010
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0415-1

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