INTRACRANIAL CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA SEEDING FOLLOWING RADICAL RESECTION

A rare case of intracranial seeding from a craniopharyngioma is presen ted, A 12-year-old boy underwent radical resection of a suprasellar cr aniopharyngioma 2 years previously, There had been no evidence of recu rrence during follow-up. He became symptomatic 1 week prior to admissi on, when imaging showed a recurrent tumor. The metastatic, subfrontal craniopharyngioma was not anatomically connected to the suprasellar re gion, but originated from the floor of the anterior fossa along the fo rmer surgical approach. The significance of this finding and its relat ion to recurrent craniopharyngioma is discussed.