Craniopharyngioma


Music to ‘Una Furtiva Lagrima’ from Elixir of Love by G. Donizetti, Lyrics by Arie Perry, M.D.

Craniopharyngioma, epithelial tumor of the brain
Benign and yet aggressive, it permeates all around the stalk
Making it hard to resect en bloc, making it hard to resect en bloc
Leading to complications such as hypopit


Cyst fluid rich in cholesterol, grossly resembles motor oil
Squamoid with basal palisades resembling ribbons and arcades
Wet keratin and stellate reticulum, wet keratin and stellate reticulum
Filling the suprasellar space, with finger-like extensions into the brain
Ah, filling the suprasellar space, with finger-like extensions,
Into the brain