Craniopharyngioma in a pediatric patient

Abstract

Craniopharyngioma is a tumor derived from Rathke's bag's remnants, hormonally inactive, and predominantly suprasellar in up to 20% of cases. It represents from 5% to 10% of childhood brain tumors, with headache and various visual and endocrinological alterations as the main symptoms. Its treatment is surgical, and radiotherapy is recommended to avoid recurrences. We present the case of a 7-year-old male patient with no personal medical history of interest who attended a neurosurgery consultation referred by pediatric endocrinology after presenting low height and weight for his age. Imaging studies were performed, and a diagnosis of craniopharyngioma was confirmed, which was surgically treated by a transsphenoidal approach, wholly resected, thereby improving the patient's condition and quality of life. Reviewing the pathophysiology of craniopharyngioma is essential since it allows a better understanding and the possibility of a better approach to such a rare pathology