Primary ectopic frontotemporal extradural craniopharyngioma

Abstract

We present a case of primary ectopic frontotemporal extradural craniopharyngioma. Primary ectopic craniopharyngiomas are very rare and have been reported involving the fourth ventricle, infrasellar region, lateral ventricle, temporal area, cerebellopontine angle, clivus, corpus callosum, and prepontine cistern. There was just 1 case of craniopharyngioma previously presented in the literature, with nearly same location as the presenting case.

Keywords

• Ectopic craniopharyngioma
• extradural tumor
• extradural cystic lesion