Pseudoprecocious puberty due to functional cystic juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the ovary in a 5-year-old girl

A 5-year-old girl child presented with features of pseudoprecocious puberty in the form of bleeding per vaginum and bilateral breast enlargement since 10 days. The radiological imaging showed a right ovarian cyst and the biochemistry revealed elevated estradiol. With a provisional diagnosis of funct...

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Published in:	The journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 144 - 146
Main Authors:	Prabhala, Shailaja, Erukkambattu, Jayashankar, Perumalla, Karthikbabu, Srirambhatla, Annapurna, Tanikella, Ramamurti
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 01-07-2016 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Care and treatment Case studies Diagnosis Functional ovarian cyst juvenile granulosa cell tumor Ovarian cancer Physiological aspects pseudoprecocious puberty Puberty India Functional ovarian cyst pseudoprecocious puberty juvenile granulosa cell tumor
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Summary:	A 5-year-old girl child presented with features of pseudoprecocious puberty in the form of bleeding per vaginum and bilateral breast enlargement since 10 days. The radiological imaging showed a right ovarian cyst and the biochemistry revealed elevated estradiol. With a provisional diagnosis of functioning ovarian lesion, a right-sided ovarian cystectomy and ovariotomy was performed, which showed features of cystic juvenile granulosa cell tumor.
ISSN:	0971-9903
DOI:	10.4103/0971-9903.189530