Hypothalamic Neoplasms - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[A successful surgical case of a hypothalamic hamartoma with gelastic seizure: a case report]

30 Jul 2009 Gelastic seizure is a rare form of epilepsy defined as automatic bouts of laughter without mirth commonly associated with a hypothalamic hamartoma. Surgical treatment of hypothalamic hamartomas is associated with a high risk of complications because ... Read more...

[Secondary hypopituitarism due to hypothalamic metastasis from small cell lung cancer]

9 Jun 2009 Parasellar and hypothalamic metastases are uncommon. Their principal clinical manifestation is diabetes insipidus. Associated hypopituitarism is very rare. We report the case of a 54-year-old man with small cell lung cancer and hypopituitarism. A ... Read more...

[Clinical and imaging features of hypothalamic hamartoma in children]

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: To study clinical and imaging features of hypothalamic hamartoma in children. METHODS: Imaging findings and clinical manifestations of 38 children with hypothalamic hamartomas were retrospectively reviewed. The patients included 25 boys ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hypothalamic Neoplasms - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [A successful surgical case of a hypothalamic hamartoma with gelastic seizure: a case report] 30 Jul 2009
• [Secondary hypopituitarism due to hypothalamic metastasis from small cell lung cancer] 9 Jun 2009
• [Clinical and imaging features of hypothalamic hamartoma in children] 29 Apr 2009
• Hypothalamic lymphoma with symptoms mimicking pituitary apoplexy. 14 Mar 2009
• Underlying pathogenesis and proper treatments of traumatic subdural hygromas. 29 Sep 2008
• Radiological classification of optic pathway gliomas: experience of a modified functional classification system. 29 Sep 2008
• Transtemporal-transchoroidal approach and its transamygdala extension to the posterior chiasmatic cistern and diencephalo-mesencephalic lesions. Mar 2008
• Treatment of optic pathway hypothalamic gliomas in childhood: experience with 18 consecutive cases. 28 Feb 2008
• [Amenorrhoea] 29 Oct 2007
• Three faces of hypothalamic tumors. 30 Mar 2007
• Diencephalic syndrome: a frequently delayed diagnosis in failure to thrive. 27 Feb 2007
• Giant hypothalamic hamartoma and dacrystic seizures. 13 Feb 2007
• [Polyuria and polydipsia in a 46-year-old male] 18 Jan 2007
• Hypothalamic hamartoma and infantile spasms. 30 Dec 2006
• Pediatric craniopharyngiomas: classification and treatment according to the degree of hypothalamic involvement. 30 Dec 2006
• [Syncope with transient paresis. Lipoma of the tuber cinereum] 29 Nov 2006
• Hypernatremic myopathy caused by a hypothalamic mixed germ cell tumor mimicking polymyositis. 27 Nov 2006
• Diencephalic cachexia of infancy: Russell's syndrome. 29 Sep 2006
• Diencephalic syndrome due to hypothalamic tumor: a model of the relationship between weight and puberty onset. 16 Apr 2006
• [Childhood diencephalic pilocytic astrocytoma. A review of seven observations] 30 Jan 2006

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Technical information about 'Hypothalamic Neoplasms'

Definition: Benign and malignant tumors of the HYPOTHALAMUS. Pilocytic astrocytomas and hamartomas are relatively frequent histologic types. Neoplasms of the hypothalamus frequently originate from adjacent structures, including the OPTIC CHIASM, optic nerve (see OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS), and pituitary gland (see PITUITARY NEOPLASMS). Relatively frequent clinical manifestations include visual loss, developmental delay, macrocephaly, and precocious puberty. (From Devita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2051)

Descriptor UI: D007029

Alternative terms: Hypothalamic Neoplasms; Hypothalamus Neoplasms; Hypothalamus Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Hypothalamus; Tumors, Hypothalamus; Hypothalamus Tumor; Hypothalamus Tumors; Tumor, Hypothalamus; Neoplasms, Hypothalamus; Hypothalamic Tumors; Hypothalamic Tumor; Tumor, Hypothalamic; Tumors, Hypothalamic; Neoplasms, Hypothalamic; Hypothalamic Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Hypothalamic; Hypothalamic Cancer; Cancer, Hypothalamic; Cancers, Hypothalamic; Hypothalamic Cancers; Hypothalamic Neoplasms, Malignant; Hypothalamic Neoplasm, Malignant; Malignant Hypothalamic Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Malignant Hypothalamic; Neoplasms, Malignant Hypothalamic; Malignant Hypothalamic Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Hypothalamic, Malignant; Hypothalamic-Pituitary Neoplasms; Hypothalamic Pituitary Neoplasms; Hypothalamic-Pituitary Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Hypothalamic-Pituitary; Neoplasms, Hypothalamo-Neurohypophysial Region; Neoplasms, Hypothalamo Neurohypophysial Region; Hypothalamo-Neurohypophysial Region Neoplasms; Hypothalamo Neurohypophysial Region Neoplasms; Hypothalamo-Neurohypophysial Region Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Hypothalamo-Neurohypophysial Region; Neoplasms, Hypothalamic-Pituitary; Neoplasms, Hypothalamic Pituitary; Hypothalamic Teratomas; Hypothalamic Teratoma; Teratoma, Hypothalamic; Teratomas, Hypothalamic; Hypothalamic-Chiasmatic Neoplasms; Hypothalamic Chiasmatic Neoplasms; Hypothalamic-Chiasmatic Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Hypothalamic-Chiasmatic; Neoplasms, Hypothalamic-Chiasmatic; Neoplasms, Hypothalamic Chiasmatic; Benign Hypothalamic Neoplasms; Benign Hypothalamic Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Benign Hypothalamic; Neoplasms, Hypothalamic, Benign; Hypothalamic Neoplasms, Benign;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.614.250.195.885.500; C10.228.140.211.885.500; C10.228.140.617.477; C10.551.240.250.700.500;

History Note: 1981

Technical Notes: coord IM with site in hypothalamus (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)