Differential characteristics between the CP-DR on MR imaging and a cohort of adults with CPs without such a structure

CP Characteristics	Categories	CP-DR (n = 52)	Adult CP-nDR (n = 52)	P Value
Sex	Male	73%	50%	.012
	Female	27%	50%
Hydrocephalus	Present	71%	25.5%	<.001
Headache	Present	75%	49%	.01
Visual deficits	Present	51%	73.5%	.032
Endocrine deficits	Present	38.5%	39%	NS
Hypothalamus disturbances	Present	20.5%	0%	.001
Mental alterations	Present	58%	12%	<.001
HTIC Sd	Present	72%	41%	.002
Hypothalamic Sd	Present	67.5%	26.5%	<.001
Tumor histology	Squamous-papillary	100%	23%	<.001
	Adamantinomatous	0%	77%
Tumor topography	Sellar/suprasellar	0%	40%	<.001
	Infundibulo-tuberal	4%	41%
	Strictly 3V	96%	19%
Calcifications	Present nodular	0%	58%	<.001
Tumor consistency	Pure solid	90%	17%	<.001
	Cystic-cauliflower	10%	4%
	Pure cystic	0%	17.5%
	Mixed solid-cystic	0%	61.5%
Sella turcica	Occupied by tumor	0%	31%	<.001
PS status	Intact	84.5%	15.5%	<.001
	Lower portion visible	15.5%	27%
	Infiltrated/invaded	0%	57.5%
Suprasellar cistern status	Tumor-free	44%	31%	.001
	Partially occupied	54%	32.5%
	Wholly occupied	2%	36.5%
Hypothalamus position	Around CP lower third	74.5%	13.5%	<.001
	Around CP middle third	26.5%	60%
	Around CP upper third	0%	26.5%
3VF status	Visible intact	61%	6%	<.001
	Only MBs visible	27.5%	33%
	Not visible	11.5%	61%

Note:—HTIC indicates high intracranial pressure; MBs, mammillary bodies; NS, not significant; Sd, syndrome.