International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78022320110312103103ENMD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.MD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.Researcher, Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.MD, Specialist in Community Medicine, Child Health Promotion Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.2011010720110202Craniopharyngioma accounts for 2.5-4% of all intracranial<br />tumors. The tumor is more observed in the chiasmatic region in<br />adults and the intraventricular subtype is rare. We report an<br />intraventricular craniopharyngioma in a 22-year-old woman presented with chronic headache. Magnetic Resonance Imaging<br />showed hyperintense large mass on T1-weighted images and hypointense mass on T2-weighted images in third ventricle with<br />pressure effect on both lateral ventricles and foramen of Monro.<br />The diagnosis of craniopharyngioma was confirmed through<br />histopathological examination of the resected tumor after surgery. After a follow-up period of nine months, neither tumor<br />recurrence nor regrowth occurred. The early diagnosis of this<br />relatively frequent tumor tumor would help to prevent related<br />sequelae.<br />Keywords: Craniopharyngioma, Headache, Histopathology.http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/103http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/103/345