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==Craniopharyngioma==
==Craniopharyngioma==
===General===
===General===
*Develop from remains of Rathke's pouch or squamous epithelial cell rests.<ref name=pmid17425791>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Garnett | first1 = MR. | last2 = Puget | first2 = S. | last3 = Grill | first3 = J. | last4 = Sainte-Rose | first4 = C. | title = Craniopharyngioma. | journal = Orphanet J Rare Dis | volume = 2 | issue =  | pages = 18 | month =  | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1186/1750-1172-2-18 | PMID = 17425791 }}</ref>
*Develop from remains of Rathke's pouch or squamous epithelial cell rests.<ref name=pmid17425791>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Garnett | first1 = MR. | last2 = Puget | first2 = S. | last3 = Grill | first3 = J. | last4 = Sainte-Rose | first4 = C. | title = Craniopharyngioma. | journal = Orphanet J Rare Dis | volume = 2 | issue =  | pages = 18 | month =  | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1186/1750-1172-2-18 | PMID = 17425791 }}</ref>
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*Adamantinomatous type.   
*Adamantinomatous type.   
*Squamous papillary type.
*Squamous papillary type.
**Usu. older individuals.


Radiology:<ref name=pmid17425791/>
Radiology:<ref name=pmid17425791/>
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===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
====Adamantinomatous====
Features (adamantinomatous):<ref name=Ref_DCHH184>{{Ref DCHH|184}}</ref>
Features (adamantinomatous):<ref name=Ref_DCHH184>{{Ref DCHH|184}}</ref>
*Well-circumscribed (or pseudoinvasive border).
*Well-circumscribed (or pseudoinvasive border).
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adamantinomatous_craniopharyngioma_-_intermed_mag.jpg Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma - intermed. mag. (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adamantinomatous_craniopharyngioma_-_intermed_mag.jpg Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma - intermed. mag. (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adamantinomatous_craniopharyngioma_-_very_high_mag.jpg Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma - very high mag. (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adamantinomatous_craniopharyngioma_-_very_high_mag.jpg Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma - very high mag. (WC)].
====Papillary====
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).


==Necrosis==
==Necrosis==
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