Preferred Name | Craniopharyngioma | |
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A benign pituitary-region neoplasm that originates from Rathke's pouch. Craniopharyngiomas are benign slow growing tumors that are located within the sellar and para sellar region of the central nervous system. Patients may present with bitemporal inferior quadrantanopia leading to bitemporal hemianopia, since the tumor may compress the optic chiasm. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0030062 |
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Patients may present with bitemporal inferior quadrantanopia leading to bitemporal hemianopia, since the tumor may compress the optic chiasm. |
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SNOMEDCT_US:40009002 SNOMEDCT_US:189179009 UMLS:C0010276 |
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definition |
A benign pituitary-region neoplasm that originates from Rathke's pouch. Craniopharyngiomas are benign slow growing tumors that are located within the sellar and para sellar region of the central nervous system. |
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human_phenotype |
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HP:0030062 |
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Craniopharyngioma |
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HP:0030062 |
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Craniopharyngioma |
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