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'''Papillary craniopharyngioma''', abbreviated '''pCP''', is a benign [[brain tumour]] of the sella turcica.
#redirect [[Craniopharyngioma]]
 
It is a subtype of [[craniopharyngioma]].
 
==General==
*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>
*Usually solid.
 
==Microscopic==
Features (papillary):<ref name=Ref_PSNP406>{{Ref PSNP|406}}</ref>
*Non-keratinized squamous epithelium (without nuclear atypia).
*Fibrovascular cores (required for ''papillary'').
 
Notes:
*+/-Cilia (rare).
*+/-Goblet cell-like formations (rare).
 
===Image===
<gallery>
Image: Papillary craniopharyngioma - intermed mag.jpg | PC - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image: Papillary craniopharyngioma - high mag.jpg | PC - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image: Papillary craniopharyngioma - very high mag.jpg | PC - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
</gallery>
www:
*[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>
 
==See also==
*[[Pituitary gland]].
*[[Craniopharyngioma]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


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[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Neuropathology]]

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