Hamartoma of the suprasellar cistern in a 5-year-old girl

A 5-year-old girl with precocious puberty secondary to a suprasellar hamartoma is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a lesion without attachment to the tuber cinereum or the mamillary bodies. Total resection of the tumour was performed.

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Published in:	Child's nervous system Vol. 15; no. 2-3; pp. 131 - 133
Main Authors:	BOTO, G. R, ESPARZA, J, MUNOZ, M. J, HINOJOSA, J, MUNOZ, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin Springer 01-03-1999
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Child, Preschool Craniotomy Diabetes Insipidus - etiology Endocrinopathies Female Follow-Up Studies Hamartoma - complications Hamartoma - diagnosis Hamartoma - surgery Humans Hypothalamic Diseases - complications Hypothalamic Diseases - congenital Hypothalamic Diseases - diagnosis Hypothalamic Diseases - surgery Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mammillary Bodies - pathology Medical sciences Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Postoperative Complications Puberty, Precocious - etiology Treatment Outcome Tuber Cinereum - pathology Endocrinopathy Human Pseudotumor Nervous system diseases Hypothalamic diseases Suprasellar Hypothalamus Cerebral disorder Hamartoma Precocious puberty Case study Central nervous system disease Female Benign neoplasm Diagnosis Localization Child
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Summary:	A 5-year-old girl with precocious puberty secondary to a suprasellar hamartoma is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a lesion without attachment to the tuber cinereum or the mamillary bodies. Total resection of the tumour was performed.
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ISSN:	0256-7040 1433-0350
DOI:	10.1007/s003810050350