Rare case of a craniopharyngioma in the prepontine cistern: A case report
Large cystic craniopharyngiomas located in the prepontine cistern are extremely rare and may occur without sellar involvement and in the absence of endocrine dysfunction. MR and surgery confirmed the diagnosis of an ectopic craniopharyngioma in the prepontine cistern.
Authors
- F. C. Mehta
- Anmol Singh Randhawa
- Mike Gill
- Vineet Kumar Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6316-3956)
- Jitendra Singh Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2471-7770)
- Sameer Narad
- Swarjith Nimmakayala
- Pankaj Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6789-7516)
- Bhawani S. Sharma
Institutions
- Sankara Nethralaya (IN)
- Gandhi Medical College & Hospital (IN)
- Mahatma Gandhi Dental College & Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_802_2025
- Primary Topic
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00