Isolated petroclival craniopharyngioma with aggressive skull base destruction.
We report a rare case of petroclival craniopharyngioma with no connection to the sellar or suprasellar region. MRI and CT images revealed a homogenously enhancing retroclival solid mass with aggressive skull base destruction, mimicking chordoma or aggressive sarcoma. However, there was no calcification or cystic change found in the mass. Here, we report the clinical features and radiographic investigation of this uncommon craniopharyngioma arising primarily in the petroclival region.
Lee
Young-Hen
YH
Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Sang-Dae
SD
Lim
Dong-Jun
DJ
Park
Jung-Yul
JY
Chung
Yong-Gu
YG
Kim
Young-Sik
YS
D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed