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ea0030p32 | (1) | BSPED2012

Gonadotropin independent precocious puberty associated with later diagnosis of testicular embryonal carcinoma

Senniappan Senthil , Hakeem Vaseem , Wood Dan , Stoneham Sara , Dattani Mehul

Introduction: Testicular tumours are very rare in children and usually present as painless enlargement of the testis. Germ cell tumours account for the majority of testicular tumours in young people and embryonal carcinomas are a common component of germ cell tumours.Case report: A 9.8 year old boy presented with the development of pubic and facial hair over a period of 2 years. He had a growth spurt (Height +3 SDS and bone age advanced to 14.8 years) an...