What is the most common cause of a parasellar mass?

Craniopharyngiomas account for 50% of parasellar masses and 10% of intracranial neoplasms in children.

Suprasellar germinoma
Adenoma (pituitary)
Tuberculosis (granulomatous disease)
Craniopharyngioma
Hypothalamic glioma
Meningioma
Oddball causes (e.g., epidermoid cyst, dermoid cyst, Rathke pouch cyst)

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