title: Preservation of Pituitary Function after Endonasal Craniopharyngioma Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Craniopharyngiomas comprise approximately 3% of all intracranial tumors. Preservation of pituitary function after resection represents a significant challenge due to their location in the anterior skull base and aggressive local behavior. We report a case of a 79-year-old woman with a large suprasellar craniopharyngioma who presented with visual loss. MRI revealed a suprasellar cystic mass with mass effect on the optic chiasm and pituitary gland. Following endoscopic endonasal gross total resection of the tumor, the patient's pituitary function returned to normal.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center.
authors.forename: Vishaal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
authors.forename: Vijay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
authors.forename: Theodore H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Schwartz
keywords: craniopharyngioma; endonasal; endoscopic; hormone; pituitary; surgery; transsphenoidal