Pituicytoma and Cushing's Disease in a 7-Year-Old Girl: A Mere Coincidence?

Pituicytoma is a tumor extremely rare in childhood, with only 4 cases reported in literature. It is thought to arise from the specialized glial elements called "pituicytes." The association of pituicytoma and Cushing's disease (CD) has been described only once so far, in an adult pati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2015-12, Vol.136 (6), p.e1632-e1636
Hauptverfasser:	Cambiaso, Paola, Amodio, Donato, Procaccini, Emidio, Longo, Daniela, Galassi, Stefania, Camassei, Francesca Diomedi, Cappa, Marco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - complications ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - diagnosis Adenoma - complications Adenoma - diagnosis Brain Cells Child Female Girls Humans Pediatrics Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion - diagnosis Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion - etiology Pituitary gland Pituitary Neoplasms - complications Pituitary Neoplasms - diagnosis Tumors
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