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Precocious Puberty Associated with an Adrenal Tumor: A case report
Adrenocortical tumors (ACTs) are extremely rare in infants. Pediatric ACTs are therapeutic and diagnostic challenge because histological criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant tumors seen in adults are not always reliable in children .The aim of this report was to present clinical features, hormonal profile, and histopathological characteristics of an infant with Adrenal tumors. A...
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Context Peripubertal hyperandrogenemia-a precursor to polycystic ovary syndrome-is prominent in girls with obesity. Objective We examined sources of overnight testosterone (T) and progesterone (P4) and potential sources of obesity-associated hyperandrogenemia during puberty. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Research unit. Participants/Interventions Fifty girls ages 7 to 18 years-both nor...
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adrenocortical tumors (acts) are extremely rare in infants. pediatric acts are therapeutic and diagnostic challenge because histological criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant tumors seen in adults are not always reliable in children .the aim of this report was to present clinical features, hormonal profile, and histopathological characteristics of an infant with adrenal tumors. a 10...
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Classic findings have demonstrated an important role for sex steroids as regulators of aggression, but this relationship is lacking within some environmental contexts. In mammals and birds, the adrenal androgen dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a non-gonadal precursor of biologically active steroids, has been linked to aggression. Although females, like males, use aggression when competing for lim...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197804001-00347