Lack of enhancement is an important imaging characteristic to help distinguish the tumor from similar masses that can occur in this region, including germ cell tumors, granulomas of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and hypothalamic astrocytomas, lesions which usually demonstrate at least partial uptake of contrast.
Lack of enhancement is an important imaging characteristic to help distinguish the tumor from similar masses. This is including germ cell tumors. This is including granulomas of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. This is including hypothalamic astrocytomas. These similar masses can occur in this region. Hypothalamic astrocytomas are lesions. These lesions usually demonstrate at least partial uptake of contrast.