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HOW IS THIS DIAGNOSED ?PituitaryStalkAnteriorLobePosteriorLobe PituitaryFossaPituitaryThird VentricleOptic NerveCarotid ArteryCranio-pharyngiomaWHAT IS ACRANIOPHARYNGIOMA ?WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSE ?It is a lesion that grows out of the pituitary fossa. Thepituitary fossa sits above the nose at the back of the eyes andcontains the pituitary gland (see pituitary TUMOUR leaflet).It occurs more frequently in younger patients [less than 20years old] than in older patients. As it grows it presses onimportant structures inside the head and this causes thesymptoms that lead us to the lesion grows upwards and is both cystic and solid [seeillus]. The fluid in the cyst sparkles because it containscrystals of cholesterol. It is felt to grow from the remnant ofan embryological structure called Rathkes pouch. Itcontains calcium in children but may not in GlandCraniopharyngiomagrowing upwardsThere are many ways the tumour causes PROBLEMS :By compressing cells in the pituitary gland and stoppingthem producing the hormones that it normally results in hormone disturbances as these are no longerproduced [see pituitary Tumour leaflet].
HOW IS THIS DIAGNOSED ? Pituitary Stalk Anterior Lobe Posterior Lobe Pituitary Fossa Pituitary Third Ventricle Optic Nerve Carotid Artery Cranio-pharyngioma
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