Precocious puberty and pineal cyst - An uncommon association

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-194

  Hari Kumar, K V S ^a   Verma, A ^a   Modi, K D ^a   Ramasubba Rayudu, B ^a  

^a Medwin Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Central precocious puberty; Pineal gland cyst; Pineal tumors

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY CYST; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PINEAL GLAND; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 76649092947     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0034-1     Document Type: Article

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