title: Pelvic ultrasound findings in different forms of sexual precocity.
abstract: Recently produced reference curves for various ultrasound dimensions were used to retrospectively assess 67 pelvic ultrasound scans carried out at the initial presentation in girls with sexual precocity. At presentation the group with precocious puberty had significantly increased uterine lengths and ovarian volumes compared with the normal population, and a significantly increased fundal-cervical ratio. Ovarian volume was also significantly increased in therlarche and thelarche variant. The fundal-cervical ratio was significantly increased in thelarche variant. There was considerable overlap between individuals with sexual precocity and normal subjects. The ultrasound findings that best discriminated early or precocious puberty from other forms of sexual precocity were the presence of a midline endometrial echo, and a uterine length above the 97th centile for age. An entirely normal pelvic ultrasound at presentation did not rule out the possibility of precocious puberty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hollman
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Donaldson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010053:Ovary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology