Craniopharyngiomas are among the most deceptively complicated tumors in neurosurgery. Though histologically benign, these ...

Doctors can use radiologic findings from MRI or CT scans to diagnose craniopharyngioma. Craniopharyngioma is a benign, or noncancerous, tumor that grows on the pituitary gland. Often, people who ...

A papillary craniopharyngioma is a rare type of brain tumor that grows near the pituitary gland. It’s often treatable, and surgery is the primary option for many people. A craniopharyngioma is a very ...

Newswise — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is reporting phase 2 clinical trial results treating the brain tumor craniopharyngioma with proton therapy. The researchers found a similar survival ...

Two cancer drugs — currently approved for the treatment of melanoma — were able to treat a rare type of brain cancer called PCP, or papillary craniopharyngioma, researchers reported in a study ...

Craniopharyngiomas and pituitary adenomas are both types of tumors that begin growing in or around the pituitary gland. Although most of these tumors are benign, they can cause some symptoms. The ...

Craniopharyngioma, a benign yet highly invasive tumor occurring along the hypothalamus-pituitary axis, presents a unique clinical challenge. Although nonmalignant, its proximity to critical brain ...

Pituitary stalk lesions are rare entities of neoplastic, inflammatory, or congenital origin, with inflammatory and infectious causes predominating. 1,2 Craniopharyngioma is an uncommon ...

Craniopharyngiomas have an overall incidence of 0.5–2.0 new cases per million of the population per year, and ∼30–50% of all cases represent childhood craniopharyngioma. These partly cystic ...

A phase 2 trial indicates that limited surgery and post-operative proton therapy result in a high rate of tumor control and less severe complications in young patients with craniopharyngioma. The use ...