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

Authors
Boto, GR Esparza, J Munoz, MJ Hinojosa, J Munoz, A
Citation
Gr. Boto et al., Hamartoma of the suprasellar cistern in a 5 year-old girl, CHILD NERV, 15(2-3), 1999, pp. 131-133
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
ISSN journal
02567040 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
131 - 133
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-7040(199903)15:2-3<131:HOTSCI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A 5-year-old girl with precocious puberty secondary to a suprasellar hamart oma is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a lesion withou t attachment to the tuber cinereum or the mamillary bodies. Total resection of the tumour was performed.