Isosexual precocious pseudopuberty: a case report
- Author:
Nguyen Anh Quoc
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pseudopuberty
- MeSH:
Puberty, Precocious;
Case Reports
- From:Ho Chi Minh city Medical Association
2005;10(1):20-20
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Report a case of patient Tran Đ.V. born at December 26th 2002 in Ninh Thuan district, Khanh Hoa province, admitted hospital at November 25th 2003 due to hirsutism and developed genitalia. Ultrasound and CT scan examinations showed a mass in his right adrenal gland, which was subsequently removed surgically. The histopathological findings were consistent with an adreno-cortical carcinoma. This is a rare tumor with frequency 1/10.000 adrenal tumors in adult. In children, there are some cases and most frequently in girls. Adreno-cortical carcinoma combining with isosexual precocious pseudopuberty is rarer in boys
