A Case Report on Nursing Care of Craniopharyngioma
Pornima Dnyaneshwarro Zade *
Department of Child health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be university) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha, Maharastra India.
Prerana Sakharwade *
Department of Child health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be university) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha, Maharastra India.
Samruddhi Gujar
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be university) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha,Maharastra India.
Achita Sawarkar
Department of Community Health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be university) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha,Maharastra India.
Jaya Khandar
Department of Community Health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be university) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha,Maharastra India.
Archana Dhengare
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be university) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha,Maharastra India.
Kavita Gomase
Department of Obgy Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be university) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha, Maharastra, India.
Pooja Kasturkar
Department of Mental Health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial Collage of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be university) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha, Maharastra, India.
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Abstract
We present a case of a rare craniopharyngioma in the left temporal lobe that developed after no prior brain trauma or surgery. Craniopharyngiomas are slow-growing benign tumours that affect the sellar and parasellar portions of the central nervous system. The incidence of this tumour is roughly 2/100,000. The majority of individuals experience neurological (headaches, visual abnormalities) and endocrine (growth retardation, rapid puberty) disorders over time 13.
Case presentation: After undergoing biopsy, M.R.I., and C.T., a 45 year old man was admitted to Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital on 13/02 2021 with the main complaint of blurring of vision in right eye, headache, polyurea since 5 month, polydipsia, and altered behavior since 2 month. After a C.T. Scan, the patient was diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma.
Conclusion: The patient was admitted to Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital with blurred vision in the right eye, headache, polyurea, polydipsia, and altered conduct as his known causes. Going to follow all of the tests, the patient was diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma still the patient requires medical attention and appropriate nursing care.
Keywords: Craniopharyngioma, endocrine dysfunction, polydipsia, polyurea