Rathke′s cyst with ectopic neurohypophysis presenting as severe short stature with delayed puberty

Rathke′s cyst with ectopic neurohypophysis presenting as severe short stature with delayed puberty

Ectopic neurohypophysis (EN) is found in nearly half of children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Rathke′s cyst (RC) is uncommon in children and when present, hypopituitarism is found in nearly half of them. We present a fourteen and half-year-old girl with severe short stature and delayed pube...

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Main Authors: Deep Dutta, Ajitesh Roy, Sujoy Ghosh, Pradip Mukhopadhyay, Ranen Dasgupta, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Subhankar Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Ectopic neurohypophysis
multiple pituitary hormone deficiency
Rathke′s cyst
short stature
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=8;spage=288;epage=290;aulast=Dutta

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