Displacement of mammillary bodies by craniopharyngiomas involving the third ventricle: surgical-MRI correlation and use in topographical diagnosis

摘要: Object Accurate diagnosis of the topographical relationships craniopharyngiomas (CPs) involving third ventricle and/or hypothalamus remains a challenging issue that critically influences prediction risks associated with their radical surgical removal. This study evaluates diagnostic accuracy MRI to define precise between intraventricular CPs, ventricle, and hypothalamus. Methods An extensive retrospective review well-described CPs reported in era 1990 2009 yielded 875 lesions largely or wholly ventricle. Craniopharyngiomas midsagittal coronal preoperative postoperative studies, addition detailed descriptions clinical findings, were selected from this database (n = 130). The position CP morphological distortions caused by tumor on sella turcica, suprasellar cistern, optic chiasm, pituitary stalk, floor, including ...