Asymptomatic large hypothalamic hamartoma associated with polydactyly in an adult

Neurosurgery. 1993 Mar;32(3):458-60; discussion 460. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199303000-00020.

Abstract

A hypothalamic hamartoma is a congenital tumor-like neural malformation. It is usually seen in children and is associated with neuroendocrinological symptoms, seizures, or psychological impairments. An asymptomatic hypothalamic hamartoma in an adult is extremely rare. This report describes an asymptomatic adult with a large hypothalamic hamartoma associated with polydactyly in his feet. Both polydactyly and hamartoma are rare lesions; therefore, this may not be a coincidental presentation. It is thought to have occurred in the embryonic period presumably between 37 and 40 gestational days.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Hamartoma / congenital*
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamic Neoplasms / congenital*
  • Hypothalamic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Hypothalamic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Hypothalamus / pathology
  • Hypothalamus / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Toes / abnormalities*
  • Toes / surgery