Diagnosis of radiosensitive hypothalamic tumors without craniotomy: endocrine and neuroradiologic studies of intracranial atypical teratomas.
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000097:blood; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013724:Teratoma / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray
D006729:Hormones, Ectopic