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ea0041ep296 | Clinical case reports - Pituitary/Adrenal | ECE2016

Functional gonadotrophin axis evident as spontaneous puberty in a pediatric patient with hypopituitarism after caniopharyngioma resection: a case report

Rapti Eleni , Grammatiki Maria , Mousiolis Athanasios , Tsekmekidou Xanthippi , Resta Maria , Karras Spyridon , Yavropoulou Maria , Kotsa Kaliopi

Objective: To report a case of hypogonadism reversal and spontaneous puberty in a craniopharyngioma patient who suffered from hypopituitarism as a result of complete surgical resection.Methods: A 13-year-old boy with hypopituitarism was evaluated for right testicular sensitivity.At the age of 6 the child presented with growth arrest and a craniopharyngioma causing pituitary insufficiency was diagnosed. Treatment with hydrocortisnon...

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Functional gonadotrophin axis evident as spontaneous puberty in a pediatric patient with hypopituitarism after caniopharyngioma resection: a case report

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