Craniopharyngoma

Question 1

In children, almost all are of the _____ type.

Answer 1

adamantinomatous

Question 2

peak incidence between the ages of ____ years.

Answer 2

5 and 14

Question 3

On neuroimaging, the findings are very typical,

with solid and cystic areas in varying proportions. ______ is seen in the majority of cases

Answer 3

Calcification

Question 4

Patients who have residual tumor following surgery are at high risk for progressive disease within the first ____ years
following surgery

Answer 4

2 to 3

Question 5

Radiotherapy may, therefore, be given as

Answer 5

Radiotherapy may, therefore, be given as the sole therapy
after biopsy, after incomplete surgery, or at time of progression/
recurrence after surgery, and the heterogeneity of tumor types
and situations means that one of several approaches may be
used

Question 6

lesion with a small solid component and a simple cyst may be well treated with intracavitary injection of liquid radioactive material.

Most contemporary experience is with β emitters such as ______ delivering a high dose (i.e., 200 Gy) to the cyst wall.

Answer 6

32P and 90Y

Question 7

dose of _____ Gy given in 30 daily fractions

over 6 weeks appears to be necessary to achieve a high probability of tumor control.

Answer 7

54 to 55

Question 8

_______ are benign partly cystic epithelial tumors that arise in the sellar region from remnants of Rathke’s pouch.

Answer 8

craniopharyngiomas