Anatomic and imaging findings Tuber cinereum hamartoma

the mass located @ tuber cinereum of hypothalamus.

the tumor difficult detect ct due decreased sensitivity of scan @ level of sella turcica. mri primary imaging modality detection, lesion being of similar signal intensity gray matter , non-enhancing contrast. lack of enhancement important imaging characteristic distinguish tumor similar masses can occur in region. these include germ cell tumors, granulomas of langerhans cell histiocytosis , hypothalamic astrocytomas, these lesions demonstrate @ least partial uptake of contrast.