Suprasellar arachnoidal cyst as a cause of early puberty.
Puberty developed in a boy before age 12 years despite a marked delay in skeletal development. A large suprasellar arachnoidal cyst was found. Such cysts may be a cause of precocious puberty.
D001099:Arachnoid; D002648:Child; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed