Intermittent growth attenuation: is this a sign of craniopharyngioma?
We present two young children eventually diagnosed with large craniopharyngiomas, who had a normal growth velocity for several years following an initial short period of growth attenuation. These cases suggest the need for a low threshold to undertake hormonal evaluation of patients who present with a past history of growth attenuation.
Misra
Madhusmita
M
Pediatric Endocrine Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. mmisra@partners.org
Levitsky
Lynne L
LL
D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D002648:Child; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000032:analysis; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis
D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I