Craniopharyngioma differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Marjan Khan M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Craniopharyngioma must be differentiated from other pituitary masses such as sarcoid, pituitary adenoma, aneurysm, teratoma, tuberculosis, rathke cleft cyst, chordoma, hypothalamic glioma, hamartoma of tuber cinereum, histiocytosis, meningioma and optic nerve glioma.
Differentiating Craniopharyngioma from other Diseases
Craniopharyngioma is a mass in the pituitary region. The common pituitary masses that can be confused with craniopharyngioma are following.[1] Closing </ref>
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Type of DI | Subclass | Disease | Defining signs and symptoms | Lab/Imaging findings |
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Central | Acquired | Histiocytosis |
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Craniopharyngioma |
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Sarcoidosis |
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Congenital | Hydrocephalus |
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Dilated ventricles on CT and MRI | |
Wolfram Syndrome (DIDMOAD) |
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Nephrogenic | Acquired | Drug-induced (demeclocycline, lithium) |
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Hypercalcemia |
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Hypokalemia |
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Multiple myeloma |
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Sickle cell disease |
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Primary polydipsia | Psychogenic |
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Gestational diabetes insipidus |
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Diabetes mellitus |
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References
- ↑ Petito CK, DeGirolami U, Earle KM (April 1976). "Craniopharyngiomas: a clinical and pathological review". Cancer. 37 (4): 1944–52. PMID 1260697.
- ↑ Ghosh KN, Bhattacharya A (1992). "Gonotrophic nature of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the laboratory". Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 34 (2): 181–2. PMID 1340034.