Medical term:

craniopharyngioma


craniopharyngioma

 [kra″ne-o-fah-rin″je-o´mah]
a tumor arising from cell rests derived from Rathke's pouch or some other part of the pituitary gland, often destroying the gland and causing deficits of the pituitary hormones.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

cra·ni·o·pha·ryn·gi·o·ma

(krā'nē-ō-fă-rin'jē-ō'mă),
A suprasellar neoplasm that may be cystic; develops from the nests of epithelium derived from Rathke pouch; the histologic pattern, similar to that observed in adamantinomas, consists of nesting of squamous epithelium bordered by radially arranged cells; frequently accompanied by calcium deposition; may occassionally have a papillary architecture microscopically.
Synonym(s): Erdheim tumor, pituitary adamantinoma, pituitary ameloblastoma, Rathke pouch tumor, suprasellar cyst
[cranio- + pharyngio- + -oma]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

craniopharyngioma

Neurology A benign 1º pituitary tumor that is often functionally active, secreting ↑ pituitary hormones–eg, hGH, causing gigantism–if prepubertal and acromegaly—in adults; they comprise < 5% of brain tumors of children Clinical Changed vision, headache, weight gain Treatment Surgery + RT. See Histologically benign.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cra·ni·o·pha·ryn·gi·o·ma

(krā'nē-ō-făr-in'jē-ō'mă)
A suprasellar neoplasm that develops from Rathke pouch; the histologic pattern consists of nesting of squamous epithelium bordered by radially arranged cells.
Synonym(s): Rathke pouch tumor.
[cranio- + pharyngio- + -oma]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

craniopharyngioma

A brain tumour affecting mainly children and arising from persistent primitive cells in the region of the pituitary gland. It causes headaches, visual field loss and delayed physical and mental development. Treatment is by surgical removal.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Craniopharyngioma

A tumor near the pituitary gland in the craniopharyngeal canal that often results in intracranial pressure.
Mentioned in: Pituitary Dwarfism
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

Erdheim,

Jakob, Austrian physician, 1874-1937.
Erdheim disease - a disease of unknown cause that may be inherited and that predisposes to dissecting aneurysms. Synonym(s): cystic medial necrosis
Erdheim syndrome - acromegaly causing cervical stiffening and often associated with clavicular hypertrophy. Synonym(s): Scaglietti-Dagnini syndrome
Erdheim tumor - a suprasellar neoplasm, usually cystic, that develops from the nests of epithelium derived from Rathke pouch. Synonym(s): craniopharyngioma

Rathke,

Martin H., German anatomist, physiologist, and pathologist, 1793-1860.
Rathke bundles - muscular bundles on the lining walls of the ventricles of the heart. Synonym(s): trabeculae carneae
Rathke cleft cyst - an intrasellar or suprasellar cyst lined by cuboidal epithelium derived from remnants of Rathke pouch. Synonym(s): Rathke cyst
Rathke column
Rathke cyst - Synonym(s): Rathke cleft cyst
Rathke diverticulum - a tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo. Synonym(s): pituitary diverticulum; Rathke pocket; Rathke pouch
Rathke duct
Rathke fold - two fetal folds of mesoderm.
Rathke pocket - Synonym(s): Rathke diverticulum
Rathke pouch - Synonym(s): Rathke diverticulum
Rathke pouch tumor - a suprasellar neoplasm, usually cystic, that develops from the nests of epithelium derived from Rathke pouch. Synonym(s): craniopharyngioma
Rathke punch
Medical Eponyms © Farlex 2012

cra·ni·o·pha·ryn·gi·o·ma

(krā'nē-ō-făr-in'jē-ō'mă)
A suprasellar neoplasm that develops from the Rathke pouch.
Synonym(s): Rathke pouch tumor.
[cranio- + pharyngio- + -oma]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

craniopharyngioma

 [kra″ne-o-fah-rin″je-o´mah]
a tumor arising from cell rests derived from Rathke's pouch or some other part of the pituitary gland, often destroying the gland and causing deficits of the pituitary hormones.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

cra·ni·o·pha·ryn·gi·o·ma

(krā'nē-ō-fă-rin'jē-ō'mă),
A suprasellar neoplasm that may be cystic; develops from the nests of epithelium derived from Rathke pouch; the histologic pattern, similar to that observed in adamantinomas, consists of nesting of squamous epithelium bordered by radially arranged cells; frequently accompanied by calcium deposition; may occassionally have a papillary architecture microscopically.
Synonym(s): Erdheim tumor, pituitary adamantinoma, pituitary ameloblastoma, Rathke pouch tumor, suprasellar cyst
[cranio- + pharyngio- + -oma]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

craniopharyngioma

Neurology A benign 1º pituitary tumor that is often functionally active, secreting ↑ pituitary hormones–eg, hGH, causing gigantism–if prepubertal and acromegaly—in adults; they comprise < 5% of brain tumors of children Clinical Changed vision, headache, weight gain Treatment Surgery + RT. See Histologically benign.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cra·ni·o·pha·ryn·gi·o·ma

(krā'nē-ō-făr-in'jē-ō'mă)
A suprasellar neoplasm that develops from Rathke pouch; the histologic pattern consists of nesting of squamous epithelium bordered by radially arranged cells.
Synonym(s): Rathke pouch tumor.
[cranio- + pharyngio- + -oma]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

craniopharyngioma

A brain tumour affecting mainly children and arising from persistent primitive cells in the region of the pituitary gland. It causes headaches, visual field loss and delayed physical and mental development. Treatment is by surgical removal.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Craniopharyngioma

A tumor near the pituitary gland in the craniopharyngeal canal that often results in intracranial pressure.
Mentioned in: Pituitary Dwarfism
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

Erdheim,

Jakob, Austrian physician, 1874-1937.
Erdheim disease - a disease of unknown cause that may be inherited and that predisposes to dissecting aneurysms. Synonym(s): cystic medial necrosis
Erdheim syndrome - acromegaly causing cervical stiffening and often associated with clavicular hypertrophy. Synonym(s): Scaglietti-Dagnini syndrome
Erdheim tumor - a suprasellar neoplasm, usually cystic, that develops from the nests of epithelium derived from Rathke pouch. Synonym(s): craniopharyngioma

Rathke,

Martin H., German anatomist, physiologist, and pathologist, 1793-1860.
Rathke bundles - muscular bundles on the lining walls of the ventricles of the heart. Synonym(s): trabeculae carneae
Rathke cleft cyst - an intrasellar or suprasellar cyst lined by cuboidal epithelium derived from remnants of Rathke pouch. Synonym(s): Rathke cyst
Rathke column
Rathke cyst - Synonym(s): Rathke cleft cyst
Rathke diverticulum - a tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo. Synonym(s): pituitary diverticulum; Rathke pocket; Rathke pouch
Rathke duct
Rathke fold - two fetal folds of mesoderm.
Rathke pocket - Synonym(s): Rathke diverticulum
Rathke pouch - Synonym(s): Rathke diverticulum
Rathke pouch tumor - a suprasellar neoplasm, usually cystic, that develops from the nests of epithelium derived from Rathke pouch. Synonym(s): craniopharyngioma
Rathke punch
Medical Eponyms © Farlex 2012

cra·ni·o·pha·ryn·gi·o·ma

(krā'nē-ō-făr-in'jē-ō'mă)
A suprasellar neoplasm that develops from the Rathke pouch.
Synonym(s): Rathke pouch tumor.
[cranio- + pharyngio- + -oma]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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