title: Degenerative thalamic hamartoma: CT and MR imaging features.
abstract: We describe hamartomas of possible thalamic origin. CT revealed marked calcification in the mass lesion, and MR imaging revealed contrast enhancement. Histologically, outgrowth of the glia was observed, but no neoplastic component was confirmed. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for the cell-adhesion factor N-CAM and negative for polysialic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Rei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Yasunari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujinaga
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oguchi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hongo
authors.forename: Masumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadoya
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed