Unusually large craniopharyngioma: A case report

Abstract

Craniopharyngiomas are benign slow-growing tumors of the central nervous system originating from squamous remnants of incompletely involuted craniopharyngeal duct. Craniopharyngiomas are said to be “giant” when they attain sizes of 5–6 cm or more. Here, we present a case of unusually large craniopharyngioma in a child, which, to the best of our knowledge, is the largest craniopharyngioma reported in the literature. The provisional diagnosis of craniopharyngioma was established using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Craniopharyngiomas are to be considered in the differentials for sellar and suprasellar region lesions causing mass effect. The provisional diagnosis is established by imaging but definitive diagnosis always requires histopathology.