Pineal cyst in a girl with central precocious puberty

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 543-545

  Franzese, A ^a,c   Buongiovanni, C ^a   Belfiore, G ^a   Moggio, G ^a   Valerio, G ^b   Ciccarelli, N P ^a   Di Maio, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c University of Udine ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADORELIN TEST; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030870126     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289703600909     Document Type: Article

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