Comparative Analysis of Violations of Physical and Sexual Development in Children and Adolescents (Boys) with Various Mass Lesions of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Region

• Main Authors: Yu.M. Urmanova, U.Kh. Mavlonov
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House Zaslavsky 2013-09-01
• Series: Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal
• Subjects: tumors of the hypothalamic-pituitary region; impaired physical and sexual development; adolescents; boys; risk factors
• Online Access: http://iej.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/84632

In this paper, the authors analyze the results of the survey 29 adolescent boys with different mass lesions of the hypothalamic-pituitary region. It is established a variety of disorders of growth and development, such as growth retardation (20.6 %), delayed growth and puberty (20.6 %), true precocious puberty (13.8 %), etc. The most commonly encountered patients with inactive pituitary adenoma — 11 cases out of 29 (37.9 %). The most frequently delayed physical and sexual development was observed in patients with inactive pituitary adenoma — in 6 cases (20.6 %).