Pituitary and ovarian abnormalities demonstrated by CT and ultrasound in children with features of the McCune-Albright syndrome

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.153.2.6385106· OSTI ID:6349093

Rieth, K G; Comite, F; Shawker, T H; Cutler, Jr, G B

In a random series of 97 children referred to the National Institutes of Health with a presumptive diagnosis of precocious puberty, eight girls were found to have features of the McCune-Albright syndrome, including fibrous dysplasia of bone and/or skin lesions resembling cafe au lait spots. Radiographic evaluation of these patients included computed tomography of the head and pelvic ultrasound. The pituitary glands were suspicious for abnormality in five of the eight girls. Seven girls underwent pelvic ultrasound, and in all of them the ovaries were considered to be abnormal for their chronological age; in addition, two had functional ovarian cysts. The role of diagnostic radiological studies in the diagnosis of this syndrome is discussed.

• Research Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
• OSTI ID: 6349093
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 153:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
HEAD
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
PELVIS
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS
DIAGNOSIS
CHILDREN
OVARIES
PITUITARY GLAND
AGE GROUPS
BODY
BODY AREAS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
FEMALE GENITALS
GLANDS
GONADS
ORGANS
TOMOGRAPHY
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