title: von Recklinghausen's disease with diencephalic syndrome in an adult. Case report.
abstract: The case of a 39-year-old man with von Recklinghausen's disease, presenting with emaciation and a marked increase in serum growth hormone concentration, is presented. Neuroradiological and histological examination confirmed anaplastic astrocytoma in the optic chiasm-hypothalamic region. This is a rare case of diencephalic syndrome and von Recklinghausen's occurring together in an adult.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004027:Diencephalon; D004614:Emaciation; D005059:Euphoria; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone