Craniopharyngioma history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
The hallmark of craniopharyngioma are increasing pressure on the brain causing obstructive hydrocephalus, disrupting hormone production by pituitary and damage to the optic nerves. Most common symptoms of craniopharyngioma include headache, nausea, vomiting, ataxia, polyuria, polydipsia, stunted growth, decreased libido, amenorrhea, weight gain, myxedema, vision loss, behavioral and learning problems.
Symptoms
Craniopharyngioma causes symptoms by:[1][2]
- Increasing pressure on the brain, usually from obstructive hydrocephalus
- Disrupting hormone production by the pituitary gland
- Polyuria
- Polydipsia
- Stunted growth, leading to short stature
- Delayed puberty in children
- Decreased libido
- Amenorrhea
- Weight gain
- Myxedema
- Pressure or damage to the optic nerve
- Vision loss (bitemporal hemianopsia)
- 20% of children and 80% of adults with craniopharyngioma have visual defects
- These defects are often permanent, and may get worse after surgical removal of the tumor
- Behavioral and learning problems may be present, due to frontal and temporal extension
References
- ↑ Symptoms of Craniopharyngioma. National library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000345.htm
- ↑ Symptoms of Craniopharyngioma. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/craniopharyngioma