Infrasellar craniopharyngioma mimicking a clival chordoma: a case report.
An unusual case of entirely infrasellar craniopharyngioma mimicking a clival chordoma is described. Only 22 cases of craniopharyngioma with nasopharyngeal extension have been reported in the literature. Of the reported cases, most were primarily intracranial with secondary downward extension; only two were thought to originate from an infrasellar location. The present case is another example of an entirely infrasellar craniopharyngioma, with extensive clival destruction, mimicking a clival chordoma. Relevant literature on the subject is reviewed.
Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology, Trivandrum, 695011, India. kachhara@sctimst.ker.nic.in
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D000328:Adult; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012658:Sella Turcica; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed