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Neuroradiologic study of hamartomas of the tuber cinereum and hypothalamus

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Five cases, four histologically proven, of hamartoma of the tuber cinereum and hypothalamus in children are reported. The ages of the patients range from 2 to 12 years. Three cases had pubertas praecox, and in all of these the hamartoma was located in the basal cistern between the chiasm and pons and had a collar button shape and size typical of hamartoma of the tuber cinereum. In the third case, a huge calcified mass in the suprasellar region was initially thought to be craniopharyngioma. The fourth case had a hamartoma within the substance of the hypothalamus and presented with hyponatremia and temporal lobe seizures.

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  1. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA

    S.-R. Lin, M.-M. Bryson, R. Gobien, C.R. Fitz & Y.-Y. Lee

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Lin, SR., Bryson, MM., Gobien, R. et al. Neuroradiologic study of hamartomas of the tuber cinereum and hypothalamus. Neuroradiology 16, 17–19 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395190

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