Computed tomography demonstration of a hypothalamic metastasis.
This case report describes a patient who presented with panhypopituitarism secondary to hypothalamic metastasis. A primary hypothalamic abnormality was suggested by computed tomographic (CT) demonstration of a small enhancing circular mass centered within the hypothalamus. Sellar radiographs and cerebral angiography were normal.
D000368:Aged; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed