Suprasellar arachnoid cyst with delayed puberty.
A 15-year-old female presented with primary amenorrhea and delayed onset of secondary sexual characteristics. Earlier she was operated for endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for a tense suprasellar arachnoid cyst with obstructive hydrocephalus. MRI revealed recurrence of hydrocephalus. Hormonal levels were suggestive of hypogonadism and deficiency of growth hormone. She was operated for fenestration of cyst. In this case, suprasellar arachnoid cyst presented with delayed puberty, which is unusual.
Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow 226 014, UP, India. rajkumar@sgpgi.ac.in
Raj
R
Kumar
Namit
N
Singhal
D000293:Adolescent; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000209:etiology*