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ea0007p261 | Clinical case reports | BES2004

Hypothalamic cavernous haemangioma presenting with hypothalamic syndrome and secondary hypogonadism

Downward H , Rowmanowski C , Bennet W

A 42 year-old man presented in 1994 with a two-week history of headaches, drowsiness and confusion. There had been reduced libido and weight gain for 2 years. There was testicular atrophy and morbid obesity, but no neurological abnormality. CT scan showed a large, partially calcified, suprasellar tumour extending up into the third ventricle. Downward displacement of the posterior clinoid was identified with features of haemorrhage peripherally. MRI scan showed tumour of mixed ...