Open AccessTrue precocious puberty with vision loss
Author(s) -
Vimal Upreti,
Anil Bhansali,
Kanchan Kumar Mukherjee,
Sambit Das,
Santosh Ramakrishnan,
Pinaki Dutta,
Rama Walia
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.06.2009.2031
Subject(s) - pilocytic astrocytoma , medicine , precocious puberty , sepsis , histopathological examination , surgery , resection , astrocytoma , radiology , pathology , hormone , glioma , cancer research
A 7-year-old boy presented with progressive vision loss and simultaneous development of precocious puberty. On evaluation he was found to have a solid cystic tumour in the sellar and suprasellar region. He underwent trans-sphenoidal resection of the tumour and histopathological examination revealed pilocytic astrocytoma. However, he later succumbed to postoperative sepsis.