Hamartoma hipotalámico asociado a dos quistes aracnoideos: a propósito de un caso / Hypothalamic hamartoma associated with arachnoid cyst: report of a case
Rev. chil. radiol
; 14(2): E6-E8, 2008. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Hypothalamic hamartomas are heterotopias of the nervous tissue which are similar to the grey matter of the hypothalamus. They may cause precocious puberty and/or gelastic seizures. We present the case of a patient who began her pubertal development at the age of 9 months. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed a hypothalamic hamartoma associated with middle cranial fossa and pineal region arachnoid cysts, a very rare association.
RESUMEN
Los hamartomas hipotalámicos son heterotopias de tejido nervioso que se asemejan a la sustancia gris del hipotálamo. Pueden causar pubertad precoz y/o crisis gelásticas. Presentamos el caso de una paciente que a los 9 meses de edad comenzó desarrollo puberal y que en la resonancia magnética craneal se objetivó un hamartoma hipotalámico asociado a dos quistes aracnoideos, uno en fosa craneal media y otro en región pineal, asociación que es muy infrecuente.
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Main subject:
Arachnoid Cysts
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Hamartoma
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Hypothalamic Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. radiol
Journal subject:
Radiology
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro de Diagnóstico y Resonancia Magnética de Salamanca/ES
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Hospital Universitario de Salamanca/ES