Ciliated craniopharyngioma--case report and pathological study.
BACKGROUND
Craniopharyngioma has two subtypes: adamantinomatous and squamous-papillary. Squamous-papillary craniopharyngioma may develop from remnants of the craniopharyngeal duct, anterior pituitary cells with squamous metaplasia, suprasellar epidermoid cyst, or Rathke cleft cyst.


OBJECTIVE
While ciliated craniopharyngioma is considered to represent a transitional stage between Rathke cleft cyst and squamous-papillary craniopharyngioma, ciliated craniopharyngioma following Rathke cleft cyst at the same site has not previously been described.


RESULTS
We report a case of ciliated craniopharyngioma developing from Rathke cleft cyst.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical course for this case is discussed together with a review of the pathological literature for ciliated craniopharyngioma.
Okada
Tomu
T
Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama Medical Center, Harajyuku3-60-2, Totuka ward, Yokohama, Japan.
Fujitsu
Kazuhiko
K
Miyahara
Kousuke
K
Ichikawa
Teruo
T
Takemoto
Yasunori
Y
Niino
Hitoshi
H
Yagishita
Saburou
S
Shiina
Takeki
T
D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002923:Cilia / Q000473:pathology; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003399:Craniotomy; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D010907:Pituitary Hormones