Diagnosis of Craniopharyngioma
Your doctor will conduct a physical examination and ask you about your symptoms and medical history. Diagnostic procedures include:

Imaging scans
Your doctor will conduct a physical examination and ask you about your symptoms and medical history. Diagnostic procedures include:

Imaging scans
Pituitary function testing

Imaging Scans for Craniopharyngioma
Your doctor may order a high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. This test is valuable because it allows the neuroradiologist to view the tumor from different angles.

In some cases, a powerful 3T (Tesla) MRI scanner can help define the location of critical brain structures affected by the tumor.

A computed tomography (CT) scan is also a good diagnostic tool as it detects calcification in the tumor

Pituitary Function Testing
Pituitary hormone function testing is necessary for every patient with a craniopharyngioma. An endocrinologist who specializes in pituitary tumors will help evaluate the results.