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| '''Papillary craniopharyngioma''', abbreviated '''pCP''', is a benign [[brain tumour]] of the sella turcica.
| | #redirect [[Craniopharyngioma]] |
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| It is a subtype of [[craniopharyngioma]].
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| ==General==
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| *Adults individuals.<ref name=pmid6696166>{{Cite journal | last1 = Giangaspero | first1 = F. | last2 = Burger | first2 = PC. | last3 = Osborne | first3 = DR. | last4 = Stein | first4 = RB. | title = Suprasellar papillary squamous epithelioma ("papillary craniopharyngioma"). | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 8 | issue = 1 | pages = 57-64 | month = Jan | year = 1984 | doi = | PMID = 6696166 }}</ref>
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| *Usually solid.
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| ==Microscopic==
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| Features (papillary):<ref name=Ref_PSNP406>{{Ref PSNP|406}}</ref>
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| *Non-keratinized squamous epithelium (without nuclear atypia).
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| *Fibrovascular cores (required for ''papillary'').
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| Notes:
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| *+/-Cilia (rare).
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| *+/-Goblet cell-like formations (rare).
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| ===Image===
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| <gallery>
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| Image: Papillary craniopharyngioma - intermed mag.jpg | PC - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
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| Image: Papillary craniopharyngioma - high mag.jpg | PC - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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| Image: Papillary craniopharyngioma - very high mag.jpg | PC - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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| </gallery>
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| *[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO115.jpg Craniopharyngioma (med.utah.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO115.jpg http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO115.jpg]. Accessed on: 6 December 2010.</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Pituitary gland]].
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| *[[Craniopharyngioma]].
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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| [[Category:Diagnosis]]
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| [[Category:Neuropathology]]
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