Pilocytic astrocytoma of sellar/suprasellar region determining endocrine manifestations

• Main Authors: Eduardo Cambruzzi (Author), Karla Lais Pêgas (Author), Luciano Carvalho Silveira (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is a grade I glial neoplasm arising mainly in the cerebellum of children. Herein, the authors report a case of PA in a 21 year-old male patient, who presented headache, vomiting and delayed pubertal development. Serum level of cortisol and testosterone corresponded to 32.8...