title: [Hypothalamic hamartoma causing precocious puberty: A case report].
abstract: Hypothalamic hamartomas are non neoplastic lesions that may cause precocious puberty with or without complex seizures, personality disorders and mental retardation. We report a 14 years old male that had a precocious puberty at the age of 11 and a prolonged episode of altered sensorium with automatism, that was diagnosed as a complex seizure. Physical examination showed a sexual development classified as Tanner stage III-IV, a height of 168 cm and a weight of 61 kg. Neurological examination was normal. A CAT scan showed a 13 x 13 x 9 mm mass in the suprasellar cistern, between the infundibulum and the brain stem, without exerting a mass effect over adjacent structures. It was diagnosed as an hypothalamic hamartoma.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Endocrinología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarado
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: López
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Hamartoma hipotalámico, una causa de pubertad precoz. Caso clínico.