1983•Journal of neurosurgeryRequires access
Precocious puberty and hypothalamic hamartoma with total recovery after surgical treatment
José A. Álvarez-Garijo, Vicente J. Albiach, M.M. Velert Vila, Fernando Mulas, Vicente Esquembre
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Abstract
✓ A hypothalamic hamartoma was found in an 18-month-old boy who presented with mild precocious puberty. Following partial removal of the tumor, there was prompt improvement in clinical signs and plasma endocrine levels. Two years after surgery the patient was completely normal. The pathological examination of the excised tumor showed normal glial tissue.