Diencephalic syndrome due to a suprasellar epidermoid cyst. Case report.
A 5-year-old child with the unusual association of late-onset diencephalic cachexia and pituitary insufficiency is described. At operation a suprasellar epidermoid cyst was found and excised. This curable tumor should be added in the differential diagnosis of diencephalic syndrome.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004027:Diencephalon; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012658:Sella Turcica; D013577:Syndrome