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Craniopharyngiomas: A clinicopathological and molecular study of 52 cases - Experience in the Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo and Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Madrid).
Clinical neuropathology - 1 Jan 2000
Moreno-Torres Beatriz, Campos-Martín Yolanda, Meléndez Bárbara, Garcia Martin Rosa Maria, Vicente Almudena, Rodríguez de Lope Ángel, Alen José F, Mollejo Manuela, Hernández-Laín Aurelio
Abstract excerpt
Craniopharyngiomas (CPs) are histologically benign tumors that are associated with high levels of morbidity. Two clinicopathological variants - adamantinomatous (ACP) and papillary (PCP) - have been described. They differ in their molecular features, whereby activating mutations in BRAF (V600E) and CTNNB1 genes characterize PCP and ACP, respectively. Recently, both variants have been shown to express elevated...
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