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Case Reports
. 1976 Sep;85(3):290-3.
doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-85-3-290.

Diagnosis of radiosensitive hypothalamic tumors without craniotomy: endocrine and neuroradiologic studies of intracranial atypical teratomas

A M Spiegel, G Di Chiro, P Gorden, A K Ommaya, J Kolins, T C Pomeroy
Case Reports

Diagnosis of radiosensitive hypothalamic tumors without craniotomy: endocrine and neuroradiologic studies of intracranial atypical teratomas

A M Spiegel et al. Ann Intern Med. 1976 Sep.

Abstract

Three patients with intracranial atypical teratomas presented with symptoms of endocrine dysfunction (diabetes insipidus, hyperprolactinemia, and anterior hypopituitarism) suggestive of a hypothalamic disorder. Computer-assisted tomography done in two of the three cases enabled us to document the presence of a mass and institute radiotherapy, without prior neurosurgical exploration. Computer-assisted tomography also provided a safe and effective method of assessing the effects of radiotherapy.

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