Precocious puberty associated with a pineal cyst: Is it disinhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis?

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-175

  Dickerman, Rob D ^a,b   Stevens, Qualls E ^a   Steide, Jean Alex ^a   Schneider, Steven J ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadal hormone; Neuroendocrinology; Pineal cyst; Precocious puberty; Steroids

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 4344634203     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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