PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G Kim
AU  - M Mehta
AU  - W Kucharczyk
AU  - S Blaser
TI  - Spontaneous regression of a tectal mass in neurofibromatosis 1.
DP  - 1998 Jun 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1137--1139
VI  - 19
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/6/1137.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/6/1137.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1998 Jun 01; 19
AB  - MR images showed an enhancing, enlarging mass in the tectum of the midbrain in a child with neurofibromatosis type 1. The mass was presumed to be a tectal glioma, which initially enlarged then regressed in size over a 3-year period and ceased to enhance. Although a tissue diagnosis was not available, we believe the temporal evolution of this lesion is strong presumptive evidence of a hamartoma. This case argues for the conservative management of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 when possible.