J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1987 Jun;16(2):485-490.

Intraventricular Cystic Craniopharyngioma: Case Report

• Sim KB
• Min BK
• Suk JS
• Rhim KS

Abstract

Craniopharyngiomas are usually considered to arise from the pituitary stalk and upper aspect of the pituitary gland. However, they very rarely develop from the floor of the third ventricle or the lamina terminalis, and are intrinsically confined to the third ventricle ; about 40 cases have been reported in the literatures. We have recently experienced a case of intrinsic intraventricular craniopharyngioma with the density a little higher than cerebrospinal fluid on the brain CT.

Keyword

Craniopharyngioma; The third ventricle

MeSH Terms

Brain
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Craniopharyngioma*
Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
Third Ventricle