Craniopharyngioma in an elderly patient.
Craniopharyngioma, a tumor most commonly diagnosed in the young, may occur at any age. The oldest patient known to have histologic documentation of a craniopharyngioma, an 82.5-year-old woman, presented with visual field changes, panhypopituitarism, and mental status changes. This diagnosis should be considered in such patients, because craniopharyngioma is a potentially curable tumor by either surgery or radiation therapy.
Lederman
G S
GS
Recht
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Loeffler
J S
JS
Dubuisson
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D
Kleefield
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J
Schnitt
S J
SJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed