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Little Star with huge courage  -  Mar 21, 2008
Manchester Evening News,After the eye test Taylor was sent to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital for tests and he was diagnosed with a condition called craniopharyngioma.

Ailing girl's dream: To provide comfort to others  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,It was shortly before St. Patrick's Day last year when Maggie was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma, an illness causing a brain tumor that affects the

DJ Seidenwurm for the Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging  -  Mar 12, 2008
AJNR (subscription),Other common mass lesions that may affect the neuroendocrine system are germ-line tumors, meningioma, craniopharyngioma, and Rathke cleft cyst among others.

Another health issue for Bluffton family; Friends plans ‘March for ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
Bluffton News Banner,Then in 1999, Chase Sark was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma, which is a benign brain tumor. This cyst was treatable and Chase has yearly MRIs to see if it

Am. Cancer Society offers scholarships to survivors  -  Feb 12, 2008
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com,Aleena is a 13-year survivor of Craniopharyngioma, also known as pituitary tumors. "After having my brain tumor removed, I doubled my body weight in less

mri during brain surgery takes time but helps find residual disease  -  Nov 20, 2007
MedPage Today,...specimens obtained during mri-guided surgical procedures included glioma (n=66), meningioma (7), craniopharyngioma (5), mesial temporal sclerosis (1),

News-Capital editor subject of ‘Miracle Minute’ on Channel 8  -  Sep 29, 2007
Mcalester News Capital,Han discovered Lane had a condition known as craniopharyngioma, which is the presence of a benign tumor close to the pituitary gland, the small gland at the

Disability can't stop steady hand  -  Sep 23, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,What Barrall has not lost is the ability to work with his hands, a skill he developed before he turned 11, When he was stricken with craniopharyngioma - a

Giving Back: Woman helps wishes come true  -  Aug 13, 2007
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Brook has craniopharyngioma, or tumors on her pituitary gland that cause serious physical ailments. Walitsky is working with Brook and her family to arrange

Teen with cancer gets his wish to meet Astro Craig Biggio  -  Aug 5, 2007
Victoria Advocate,The family found out that Steven had craniopharyngioma in July of last year. Steven's mother, Nicole Johnson, a nurse at DeTar Health Center,

Decreased vision in a patient with miliary tuberculosis  -  Jul 31, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),Common tumors in adults affecting the chiasm include pituitary adenoma, parasellar meningioma and craniopharyngioma. Internal carotid aneurysm, sarcoidosis,

Riding for life  -  Jun 20, 2007
The Herald Argus,He would rather talk of baseball than brain tumors, of the Cubs than chemotherapy, and of coin collecting than craniopharyngioma, the name given to his

Tumor no match for Meadows  -  Jun 15, 2007
Bluefield Daily Telegraph,Zachary was diagnosed with a tumor called a craniopharyngioma. According to the website of the National Cancer Institute, a craniopharyngioma grows at the

Editor's tumor is one in a millon  -  May 29, 2007
Chickasha Express Star,Until last April, he had never thought much about the word craniopharyngioma — a disease that about one in a million people suffer from, according to some

Zac shows plenty of fight  -  May 14, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,Radiographer Greg Wheeler said the craniopharyngioma tumour, which sits near Zac's pituitary gland, had responded well to the difficult treatment.

Father thanks QAF Children Medical Fund for daughter's recovery  -  Apr 10, 2007
Borneo Bulletin,The father of nine-year-old Ievon Liaw Yee Wen, who was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma (brain tumour) last year, thanked QAF Children Medical Fund and

Father Thanks QAF Children Medical Fund For Daughter's Recovery  -  Apr 9, 2007
Bru Direct,Bandar Seri Begawan - The father of nine-year-old levon Liaw Yee Wen who was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma (brain tumour) last year, thanked QAF Children

Frigid temps don't deter Ringing In Spring competitors  -  Apr 8, 2007
nwitimes.com,Gilliland, a basketball player, had surgery on June 8 to remove a tumor called a craniopharyngioma. The emergency procedure came just two days after she had

Faced with adult-size crisis, Justin Warman overcomes cancer with ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,20, Justin, then 11, was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma, a type of brain tumor. A day later, he underwent his first surgery to install a valve and two

Brain tumor survivor runs, raises $62000  -  Feb 1, 2007
Miami Herald,Reyes underwent brain surgery in July to remove a craniopharyngioma, a slow-growing, benign brain tumor. About a month after surgery, she was cleared to run

'I Had No Excuses to Fail'  -  Jan 29, 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),The condition, known as craniopharyngioma, is a slow-growing tumor from birth, Jamie Cardiff said. Surgeons removed the majority of the tumor,

Tumour girl Arlene inspires cash raising  -  Dec 28, 2006
Falkirk Herald,Arlene Bayne, from Bonnybridge, suffers from Craniopharyngioma, a type of slow-growing tumour. Only one Scot a year is diagnosed with the condition.

Student runner back on track after brain surgery  -  Jan 18, 2007
Miami Herald,Christina had a craniopharyngioma, a slow-growing, benign tumor that develops near the pituitary gland. As it grows, the tumor can encase the optic nerve or

Neuro-Ophthalmology for Neuroradiologists  -  Jan 9, 2007
AJNR (subscription),The etiology of an optic tract defect includes aneurysm, ischemia, pituitary tumor craniopharyngioma, sarcoid, and MS. The fibers of the optic tract then

Tumour girl Arlene inspires cash raising  -  28 Dec 2006
Falkirk Herald,Arlene Bayne, from Bonnybridge, suffers from Craniopharyngioma, a type of slow-growing tumour. Only one Scot a year is diagnosed with the condition.

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