Abstract
A female, in her 60s, presented with pain and swelling of the right eye for 3 years. The radiological work-up revealed an extraconal solid-cystic orbital tumour suggestive of an epidermoid cyst. The patient underwent supraorbital craniotomy with a gross total excision of the tumour. An intraoperative diagnosis was sought, which on both squash smear and frozen section showed features of craniopharyngioma (CP), later confirmed on paraffin sections and immunohistochemistry. The orbit is a very rare site for ectopic CP, with only two cases reported in the literature. Many theories have been proposed to explain the occurrence of CP at ectopic sites. This report aims to provide insight into the different hypotheses of the pathogenesis of ectopic CP through a review of the literature.
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