Residency: A Narcotic Addict’s New Career
Chapter 7 RESIDENCY: A NARCOTIC ADDICT’S NEW CAREER Scenario I walked into the waiting room to find my new patient. I knew what he looked like, having scanned the emergency…
Health Care Is a Team Sport
Chapter 2 HEALTH CARE IS A TEAM SPORT Scenario Health Care Blog, 6 Months Ago Dear readers, We are following up on the longstanding rumors about severe dissatisfaction, high burnout,…
Medical School: Implicit Biases and a Well-Being Curriculum
Chapter 6 MEDICAL SCHOOL: IMPLICIT BIASES AND A WELL-BEING CURRICULUM Scenario Dr. Harrod picked up the file for the first student on the day’s interview list. He looked at the…
“Our Dedicated Dad”
Chapter 1 “OUR DEDICATED DAD” Scenario Robert and Belinda were shown into the unfamiliar corner office on the top floor of the hospital’s old wing by a man in scrubs…
A Unified Mission
Chapter 3 A UNIFIED MISSION Scenario The silver sport utility vehicle meandered down the gravel driveway, tossing dust and loose stones into the otherwise peaceful summer morning. Pulling out onto…
Pre-Med: Vulnerability and Trauma
Chapter 5 PRE-MED: VULNERABILITY AND TRAUMA Scenario Mr. Howard surveyed his class of 20 high school seniors who were sitting at their desks attentively listening to him. They all looked…
of Recurrent Craniopharyngioma
Fig. 7.1 Female, 6 years old. A type Q-CP case. Pre-surgical radiological images. (a, b) MRI revealed that a tumor in the intrasellar and suprasellar region. Partially tumor resection via the…
Treatment of Craniopharyngioma: Transcranial Approach
Fig. 6.1 This was a case of a 7-year-old boy. The tumor cyst expands to the mid-lower portion of the clivus. The operation uses a lateral fissure transtentorial approach. The…
Transsphenoidal Surgery for Craniopharyngioma
Fig. 5.1 Preoperative MRI of type Q craniopharyngioma in a child. (a) Coronal view showing that the tumor is located beneath the diaphragma sellae and the optic chiasm is pushed…
Classification for Craniopharyngioma and Histopathological Aspect
Fig. 3.1 Pathological manifestation of aCP (a–c). (1) Whorl-like cells, (2) stellate reticulum, (3) palisade-like cells, (4) wet keratin, (5) calcification, (6) cysts 3.3 Papillary Craniopharyngioma (pCP) The typical pathological…
