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'''Papillary craniopharyngioma''', abbreviated '''pCP''', is a benign [[brain tumour]] of the sella turcica. | |||
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]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||