Pineal germinoma presenting as anorexia nervosa: Case report and review of the literature | Zendy

Winston Anthony P. | Zendy; Barnard Dan | Zendy; D'Souza Geraldine | Zendy; Shad Amjad | Zendy; Sherlala Khaled | Zendy; Sidhu Jyoti | Zendy; Singh Suraj Pal | Zendy

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Pineal germinoma presenting as anorexia nervosa: Case report and review of the literature

Author(s) -

Winston Anthony P.,

Barnard Dan,

D'Souza Geraldine,

Shad Amjad,

Sherlala Khaled,

Sidhu Jyoti,

Singh Suraj Pal

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

international journal of eating disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1098-108X

pISSN - 0276-3478

DOI - 10.1002/eat.20322

Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychopathology , psychology , anorexia , vomiting , pediatrics , presentation (obstetrics) , psychiatry , medicine , eating disorders , surgery

Objective: Tumors of the hypothalamic‐pineal region may present with a wide variety of symptoms, including disturbed eating. We present a case where such a tumor was misdiagnosed as anorexia nervosa. Method: We describe a case of pineal germinoma invading the hypothalamus, which was initially diagnosed as anorexia nervosa. Results: Clinical features included weight loss, vomiting, pyrexia, hypernatraemia, and visual disturbance and the typical psychopathology of anorexia nervosa was absent. Conclusion: Organic disorder should always be considered before making a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, particularly if the presentation is atypical. © 2006 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 2006

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