What are the symptoms of craniopharyngioma?

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Pharyngeal duct tumor is a relatively common congenital tumor of the brain. It occurs at any age stage. The incidence rate of children is relatively high, and it is most common at age 6~14. Most craniopharyngiomas show intermittent growth, so the overall growth of the tumor is relatively slow, and the development of its symptoms is relatively slow. What are the symptoms of craniopharyngioma? Now let me tell you something.

What are the symptoms of craniopharyngioma?

First of all, it is the manifestation of increased intracranial pressure. The volume of craniopharyngioma is relatively large. The most common symptom is headache, especially in the early morning, sometimes lighter and sometimes heavier. At the same time, there are some symptoms such as vomiting, tinnitus, dizziness and so on.

Another major symptom is nerve compression, which is mainly manifested in vision, visual field changes and so on. Suprasellar tumors have different compression sites because of their irregular growth direction, which can cause large variation of visual field defects, such as quadrantal defects and dark spots.

There is also the pressure of tumor, and let patients appear growth retardation phenomenon, performance in the short stature, known as pituitary dwarfism. Although some patients are adults, their body shape will be no different from that of children. The patient showed fatigue, less movement, loss of appetite and other symptoms. So as soon as possible to the hospital treatment in order to faster recovery.

matters needing attention

Patients need to go to the hospital regularly for physical examination, and they also need to be taken care of carefully. They should have a reasonable diet, nutrition and vitamin microelements. The most important thing is regular examination.