Isolated petroclival craniopharyngioma with aggressive skull base destruction

Yonsei Med J. 2009 Oct 31;50(5):729-31. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.5.729. Epub 2009 Oct 21.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Craniopharyngioma; petroclival; skull base.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / diagnostic imaging
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / pathology*
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / surgery
  • Craniopharyngioma / diagnosis*
  • Craniopharyngioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Craniopharyngioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed