Hypothalamic hamartoma as a cause of precocious puberty in neurofibromatosis type 1: patient report

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2000 Apr;13(4):443-4. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2000.13.4.443.

Abstract

Precocious puberty resulting from hypothalamic hamartoma is well known. Neurofibromatosis type 1 can also present with precocious puberty. However, hypothalamic hamartoma as the cause of precocious puberty in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 has never been described in the literature. This rare occurrence of these two together in a patient with precocious puberty is reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Hamartoma / complications*
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / complications*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / complications*
  • Puberty, Precocious / diagnosis
  • Puberty, Precocious / etiology*