Doctors can use radiologic findings from MRI or CT scans to diagnose craniopharyngioma. Craniopharyngioma is a benign, or noncancerous, tumor that grows on the pituitary gland. Often, people who ...

Craniopharyngioma, a benign yet highly invasive tumor occurring along the hypothalamus-pituitary axis, presents a unique clinical challenge. Although nonmalignant, its proximity to critical brain ...

Chinese researchers recently revealed new insights on the growth of craniopharyngioma and identified a potential therapeutic treatment. Their findings were published online in Science Translational ...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is reporting phase 2 clinical trial results treating the brain tumor craniopharyngioma with proton therapy. The researchers found a similar survival rate between ...

The clinical, neuroradiological and surgical definition of hypothalamic involvement is a fundamental factor related to poor postoperative outcome, progressive obesity and neuropsychological impairment ...

Craniopharyngiomas have an overall incidence of 0.5–2.0 new cases per million of the population per year, and ∼30–50% of all cases represent childhood craniopharyngioma. These partly cystic ...

Craniopharyngiomas and pituitary adenomas are both types of tumors that begin growing in or around the pituitary gland. Although most of these tumors are benign, they can cause some symptoms. The ...

Craniopharyngiomas are noncancerous tumors that form near your pituitary gland. Pituitary adenomas (tumors) develop inside your pituitary gland and are usually noncancerous. Brain tumors can be ...

A 32 year-old man presented with progressive headaches and trouble with his vision. Craniopharyngioma. (Left) T1-weighted with gadolinium coronal MRI; (Right) T1-weighted with gadolinium sagittal MRI.