Ectopic Thyroid Masquerading as Pituitary Adenoma

To the Editor： We reported 2 cases ofectopic thyroid gland （ETG） masquerading as pituitary adenoma （PA）. The first case was a 15-year-old boy with growth, and mental retardation whose height was 121 cm and weight was 44 kg on admission. Bone age development index was 40, while bone age showed 6-10 y...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chinese medical journal 2015-12, Vol.128 (24), p.3389-3390
Hauptverfasser:	Yang, Li-Juan, Huang, Xian-Yong, Han, Guo-Xin, Shen, Xiao-Dong, Mu, Yi-Ming, Li, Tan-Shi, Zhu, Hai-Yan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Amenorrhea Correspondence Cysts Endocrinology Female Humans Infertility Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Pituitary Neoplasms - pathology Thyroid Dysgenesis - diagnostic imaging Thyroid Dysgenesis - pathology Thyroid gland Tumors 伪装垂体腺瘤甲状腺精神发育迟滞身高骨龄
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Zusammenfassung:	To the Editor： We reported 2 cases ofectopic thyroid gland （ETG） masquerading as pituitary adenoma （PA）. The first case was a 15-year-old boy with growth, and mental retardation whose height was 121 cm and weight was 44 kg on admission. Bone age development index was 40, while bone age showed 6-10 years old.
ISSN:	0366-6999 2542-5641
DOI:	10.4103/0366-6999.171471