Papillary craniopharyngioma
Papillary craniopharyngioma, abbreviated pCP, is a benign brain tumour of the sella turcica.
It is a subtype of craniopharyngioma.
General
- Adults individuals.[1]
- Usually solid.
Microscopic
Features (papillary):[2]
- Non-keratinized squamous epithelium (without nuclear atypia).
- Fibrovascular cores (required for papillary).
Notes:
- +/-Cilia (rare).
- +/-Goblet cell-like formations (rare).
Image
PC - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
PC - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
PC - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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See also
References
- ↑ Giangaspero, F.; Burger, PC.; Osborne, DR.; Stein, RB. (Jan 1984). "Suprasellar papillary squamous epithelioma ("papillary craniopharyngioma").". Am J Surg Pathol 8 (1): 57-64. PMID 6696166.
- ↑ Perry, Arie; Brat, Daniel J. (2010). Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach: A Volume in the Pattern Recognition series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 406. ISBN 978-0443069826.
- ↑ URL: http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO115.jpg. Accessed on: 6 December 2010.