Giant hypothalamic hamartoma with cystic change: report of two cases and review of the literature.
We describe the MRI findings in two patients with giant hypothalamic hamartomas with cystic areas. Cystic change within hypothalamic hamartomas is rarely reported in the literature.
Prasad
S
S
Department of Radiology, Boston, MA 02114, USA. psrinivasa@hotmail.com
Shah
J
J
Patkar
D
D
Gala
B
B
Patankar
T
T
D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male