akshay
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 Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:13 pm Post subject: A 10-year-old child with new onset of visual field abnormali |
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A 10-year-old child with new onset of visual field abnormalities and diabetes insipidus undergoes a head CT. The CT scan demonstrates a 3 cm mass lesion with focal calcification involving the area above the sella turcica. Needle biopsy of this mass shows that the tumor is composed of tissue resembling tooth enamel. Which of the following diagnoses is most likely?
A. Craniopharyngioma
B. Glioblastoma multiforme
C. Large pituitary adenoma
D. Medulloblastoma
E. Pituitary microadenoma
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