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Department of Pathology

Case of the Month July 2006

An 18-year-old male with laughing episodes and seizures.

Christian Sonnefeld, MD and Kymberly A. Gyure, MD

 

 

Imaging Data

 

MRI scan of the brain revealed a suprasellar mass measuring 1.5 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm. The mass was characterized by diminished T1 and increased T2 signal intensity without contrast enhancement (Figure 1). There was no midline shift.

 

Figure 1