title: Ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma.
abstract: A 50-year-old woman first presented with recurrent craniopharyngioma in the suprasellar region. The recurrent tumor was removed via the frontobasal interhemispheric approach. Two years later, magnetic resonance imaging revealed a further recurrence in the primary suprasellar region and a cystic mass with ring enhancement on the surface of the left frontal lobe. Both lesions were removed via the frontobasal interhemispheric approach. Histological examination showed the left frontal lesion was an ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma. Ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma is extremely rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: Reizo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shirane
authors.forename: Teshuhiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Teiji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tominaga
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery