CASE 003 · 3rd Ventricle Craniopharyngioma
Pterional trans-lamina terminalis approach
CASE AT A GLANCE
Presentation — Progressive visual decline · Headache · Endocrine dysfunction
Challenge — Suprasellar lesion extending into the third ventricle · Chiasm, stalk and hypothalamic interface
Approach — Interhemispheric transcallosal / transventricular
Outcome — Gross total resection · Complete visual recovery