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Case Reports
. 2013 Feb 7:2013:bcr2012008273.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008273.

Hypothalamic hamartoma

Reuben Grech  1 , Seamus Looby, John Thornton, Paul Brennan
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Case Reports

Hypothalamic hamartoma

Reuben Grech et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Coronal (A) and sagittal (B) contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequences show a pedunculated lesion (arrows) arising from the floor of the third ventricle and projecting into the suprasellar cistern. It is isointense to grey matter, does not enhance with contrast and lies between the pituitary stalk and the mammillary bodies. The imaging features are compatible with a hypothalamic hamartoma.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The lesion (arrows) also appears isointense on coronal (A) and axial (B) T2-weighted images. It lies centrally within the suprasellar cistern and is just posterior to the pituitary stalk (arrowhead).
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References

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Publication types

Supplementary concepts