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Suprasellar Pathology

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Computed Tomography of the Pituitary Gland

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Craniopharyngiomas are benign tumors arising from epithelial remnants of Rathke’s pouch. These tumors are mainly seen between the age of 5 and 25 years; however, about 20% of these tumors are encountered after the age of 40.

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  1. Département de Neuroradiologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Besançon, F-25030, Besançon, France

    Professeur Jean-François Bonneville & Dr. Françoise Cattin

  2. Centre Hospitalier Régional, Service de Radiologie, Hospices Civils de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l’Hôpital, F-67091, Strasbourg, France

    Dr. Jean-Louis Dietemann

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Bonneville, JF., Cattin, F., Dietemann, JL. (1986). Suprasellar Pathology. In: Computed Tomography of the Pituitary Gland. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70375-1_16

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