title: Primary ectopic frontotemporal extradural craniopharyngioma.
abstract: We present a case of primary ectopic frontotemporal extradural craniopharyngioma. Primary ectopic craniopharyngiomas are very rare and have been reported involving the fourth ventricle, infrasellar region, lateral ventricle, temporal area, cerebellopontine angle, clivus, corpus callosum, and prepontine cistern. There was just 1 case of craniopharyngioma previously presented in the literature, with nearly same location as the presenting case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pourkhalili
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kashani Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shekarchizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seif
keywords: Ectopic craniopharyngioma; extradural cystic lesion; extradural tumor