Update on management of craniopharyngiomas

F Henderson, TH Schwartz - Journal of Neuro-oncology, 2022 - Springer
Purpose/introduction Craniopharyngiomas are locally-aggressive tumors arising along the
hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Treatment is nuanced as a result of their proximity and …

Comparing surgical approaches for craniopharyngioma resection among adults and children: a meta-analysis and systematic review

KL Webb, WW Pruter, ML Hinkle, MT Walsh - World neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Craniopharyngioma treatment often necessitates surgical resection.
Conventional approaches, such as transcranial and transsphenoidal approaches, are …

Predictors of extent of resection and recurrence following endoscopic endonasal resection of craniopharyngioma

EJ Bobeff, D Mathios, AA Mistry, GA Dobri… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Craniopharyngioma is a benign but surgically challenging brain tumor.
Controversies exist regarding its ideal treatment strategy, goals of surgery, efficacy of …

Papillary Craniopharyngioma: an integrative and comprehensive review

R Prieto, TA Juratli, ED Bander, S Santagata… - Endocrine …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Papillary craniopharyngioma (PCP) is a rare type of tumor, comprising∼ 20% of all
craniopharyngioma (CP) cases. It is now recognized as a separate pathological entity from …

Identification of factors related to functional prognoses in craniopharyngiomas

T Umeda, Y Otani, K Fujii, J Ishida, S Hirano… - Journal of Neuro …, 2025 - Springer
Purpose Craniopharyngiomas are histologically benign tumors, but their proximity to vital
neurovascular structures can significantly deteriorate functional prognoses and severely …

Evolution of surgical outcomes in endoscopic endonasal resection of craniopharyngiomas

S Yu, M Taghvaei, M Reyes, S Collopy… - … Surgery Part B: Skull …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction Wide variations exist in the management of craniopharyngiomas, including
pituitary stalk preservation/sacrifice. This study examines the practice patterns over 16 years …

Posterior hypothalamic involvement on pre-operative MRI predicts hypothalamic obesity in craniopharyngiomas

KN Rachmasari, SB Strauss, CD Phillips, JE Lantos… - Pituitary, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Hypothalamic obesity (HO) is a complication associated with craniopharyngioma
(CP). Attempts have been made to perioperatively predict the development of this …

Comparison of the Transcranial Approach and Transsphenoidal Approach Based on the Anatomical Location of Origin in Pediatric Craniopharyngiomas

HJ Park, JW Kim, BK Cho, KC Wang, JH Phi, SH Park… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Various clinical classifications of craniopharyngiomas (CRPs) have been
proposed to suggest optimal surgical planning. We aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes …

Genomic drivers in craniopharyngiomas: Analysis of the AACR project GENIE database

MB Lehrich, CLC Tong, PKF Hsu, CE Kuan - Child's Nervous System, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Craniopharyngiomas are rare tumors originating in the sellar region, with limited
information on their somatic mutational landscape. In this study, we utilized a publicly …

Effect of Extent of Resection and Adjuvant Radiation on Recurrence of BRAF versus β-Catenin–Mutated Craniopharyngioma: A Single Institutional Case Series

M Reyes, P Kelly, KC Kang, J Williams… - … Surgery Part B: Skull …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives The two histologic subtypes of craniopharyngiomas (CPs), papillary and
adamantinomatous, harbor mutually exclusive mutations of BRAF V600E and CTNNB1 …