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ArticleActa radiologica open2021

Papillary craniopharyngioma coexisting with an intratumoral abscess in a pediatric patient: A case report and review of the literature.

Katsuhiro Takagi, Kazufumi Kikuchi, Akio Hiwatashi, Osamu Togao, Yuhei Sangatsuda, Daisuke Kuga, Masahiro Mizoguchi, Hidetaka Yamamoto, Toru Iwaki, Kousei Ishigami

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Article in Acta radiologica open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Targeted therapy of papillary craniopharyngioma.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katsuhiro TakagiDepartment of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kazufumi KikuchiDepartment of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1292-1846
Akio HiwatashiDepartment of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Osamu TogaoDepartment of Molecular Imaging & Diagnosis, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yuhei SangatsudaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Daisuke KugaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Masahiro MizoguchiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hidetaka YamamotoDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Toru IwakiDepartment of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7826-870X
Kousei IshigamiDepartment of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kyushu University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Craniopharyngiomas are benign neoplasms with two histological subtypes: adamantinomatous and papillary. Papillary craniopharyngiomas are rare in children, and those with a pituitary abscess within are even rarer. Herein, we present the case of a 14-year-old boy with a papillary craniopharyngioma and a coexisting intratumoral abscess, who was hospitalized for persistent pyrexia, polyuria, and polydipsia. The absence of calcification on computed tomography, high signal intensity inside the tumor on diffusion-weighted imaging, and clinical findings such as fever, a high inflammatory response, and meningitis, as well as short-term morphological changes on imaging, could aid in diagnosis.

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adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomaCraniopharyngiomadiffusion-weighted imagingpapillary craniopharyngiomapituitary abscess

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PMID34377540
PMCPMC8327242
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