Anatomical Pathology Interesting Case Conference

Date of Presentation:12-2-2015

Attending pathologist: Joes Otero, M.D., Ph.D.

Presented by: Joes Otero, M.D., Ph.D.

Prepared by: Keluo Yao, M.D.

Organ:Brain

HISTORY:

A male in his 40s presented with cognitive decline, memory loss, vision change, and aggressive behavior. Imaging shows a very large mass in the 3rd ventricle.

CT scan image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
  1. True or false. The Adult variant of this entity frequently shows calcifications.
False. This is the papillary/adult variant of the craniopharyngioma, which dose not frequently show calcifications.

CASE SUMMARY