ea0032p717 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2013
Nunes Joana Menezes
, Rodrigues Elisabete
, Salvador Sergio
, Cerejo Antonio
, Reis Ricardo
, Silva Sergio
, Augusto Luis
, Guimaraes Marcos
, Vaz Rui
, Carvalho Davide
Introduction: Craniopharyngiomas are intracranial tumors that develop from Rathkes pouch rests of epithelium. They have a bimodal age distribution, with peak incidence at childhood and in the adult/elderly, although in our series we have more patients in a middle peak. Usually they are benign but responsible for significant morbidity, particularly when located near critical structures such as optic chiasm, pituitary gland and hypothalamus, and thus might cause visual, ne...