Pilocytic astrocytoma of sellar/suprasellar region determining endocrine manifestations

Pilocytic astrocytoma of sellar/suprasellar region determining endocrine manifestations

Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is a grade I glial neoplasm arising mainly in the cerebellum of children. Herein, the authors report a case of PA in a 21 year-old male patient, who presented headache, vomiting and delayed pubertal development. Serum level of cortisol and testosterone corresponded to 32.8...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Cambruzzi, Karla Lais Pêgas, Luciano Carvalho Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2013-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Subjects:
astrocitoma pilocítico
neoplasias do sistema nervoso central
patologia
neoplasias encefálicas
doenças do sistema endócrino
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