Klin Padiatr 2011; 223(3): 176-177
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1273743
Pictorial Essay
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Ectopic Craniopharyngioma

Ektopisches KraniopharyngeomU. Kordes1 , J. Flitsch2 , C. Hagel3 , E. Goebell4 , R. Schwarz5 , T. Herberhold6 , A. O. von Bueren1 , S. Rutkowski1 , H. L. Müller7
  • 1University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hamburg, Germany
  • 2University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Neurological Surgery, Germany
  • 3University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Neuropathology, Germany
  • 4University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hamburg, Germany
  • 5University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Hamburg, Germany
  • 6University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Pediatrics, Hamburg, Germany
  • 7Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Oldenburg, Germany
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Publication History

Publication Date:
01 April 2011 (online)

Introduction

Ectopic extra-axial craniopharyngioma may be caused by surgical tumor seeding, demonstrating viability and metastatic potential of primary craniopharyngioma tumor cells. It is a rare but distinct post-operative complication of craniopharyngioma that is different from leptomeningeal progression of other low grade pediatric brain tumors such as pilocytic astrocytoma. We present clinical pathological data from a young boy who suffered a metastasis of his craniopharyngioma along the surgical route shortly after irradiation for progressive disease at the primary site.

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Correspondence

Dr. Uwe KordesMD 

University Medical Center

Hamburg Eppendorf

Pediatric Hematology and

Oncology

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20246 Hamburg

Germany

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Email: kordes@uke.de

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