Eight year-old boy who presented with signs of increased intracranial pressure and hirsutism. MRI shows heterogenously enhancing suprasellar tumour (arrows) with hydrocephalus. Histology showed low-grade astrocytoma.Precocious puberty in children: A review of imaging findings.
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Hypothalamic suprasellar tumors are neoplasms arising in the suprasellar region capable of inducing hyperfunction or hypofunction of the anterior pituitary, diabetes insipidus, or combination.
Examples of hypothalamic suprasellar tumors include:
- Gliomas
- Craniopharyngiomas
