Craniopharyngioma

Craniopharyngioma is a type of tumor that comprises 9% of all pediatric brain tumors. They usually occur in children between 5 and 10 years of age. It has a point prevalence of approximately 2/100,000.They are also known as Rathke pouch tumors, hypophyseal duct tumors, or adamantinomas. (From the Wikpedia article Craniopharyngioma.)

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Recent Publications on Craniopharyngioma:
Isolated petroclival craniopharyngioma with aggressive skull base destruction. We report a rare case of petroclival craniopharyngioma with no connection...	3rd November, 2009	Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul,	Yonsei Med J. 2009 Oct 31;50(5):729-31. Epub 2009 Oct 21. DOI Direct Link
Factors Influencing Neurocognitive Outcomes in Young Patients with Benign and Low-Grade Brain Tumors Treated with Stereotactic Conformal Radiotherapy. PURPOSE: To present the effect of radiotherapy doses to different volumes...	30th October, 2009	Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Oct 26. DOI Direct Link
Endoscopic transventricular positioning of intracystic catheter for treatment of craniopharyngioma. Technical note. The intracystic injection of chemo- and radiotherapeutic agents was...	30th October, 2009	Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit, Catholic University Medical School, Largo	J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Sep;4(3):245-8. DOI Direct Link
Bitemporal hemianopia arising from a suprasellar craniopharyngioma. BACKGROUND: Craniopharyngiomas are uncommon intracranial tumors that arise...	29th October, 2009	Paye Eye Care Center, S.C., Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304, USA.	Optometry. 2009 Nov;80(11):621-9. DOI Direct Link
Postoperative intracranial seeding of craniopharyngiomas-Report of three cases and review of the literature. PURPOSE: Seeding of craniopharyngioma has been rarely reported. We present...	28th October, 2009	Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen,	Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2009 Oct 27. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Craniopharyngioma:
Craniopharyngiomas in the posterior fossa: a rare subgroup, diagnosis, management and outcomes	Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry:  Oct 14 2009 11:53PM Matching: craniopharyngioma
Craniopharyngiomas in the posterior fossa: a rare subgroup, diagnosis, management and outcomes [Short reports]	Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry:  Oct 1 2009 1:44AM Matching: craniopharyngioma

Craniopharyngioma Clinical Trials:
Tumor Classification and Its Application in Surgical Treatment of Craniopharyngioma

Craniopharyngioma Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7531162	Transcobalamin receptor binding conjugates useful for treating abnormal cellular proliferation
7560102	Method for reducing neuronal degeneration so as to ameliorate the effects of injury or disease
7560431	Methods of increasing delivery of active agents to brain comprising administering receptor associated protein (RAP) fragments conjugated to active agents
7560437	Nucleic acid compositions for eliciting an immune response against telomerase reverse transcriptase
7565205	Treating a tumor or the like with electric fields at different orientations
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