title: Primary empty sella syndrome with panhypopituitarism in a child.
abstract: A 10-year-old boy presented with marked growth retardation. He was found to have an empty sella demonstrated by CT and Metrizamide cisternography. Endocrinological investigation confirmed the diagnosis of panhypopituitarism. This is the first case reported in a twin and the fifth pediatric case with marked endocrine dysfunction reported in the literature.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008793:Metrizamide; D009192:Myelography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D008793:Metrizamide