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01-09-2005 | Case Report
Granular cell tumor of the neurohypophysis: report of a case with unusual age presentation
Authors:
Paulo R. Benites Filho, Daniele Sakamoto, Tiago Noguchi Machuca, Maria José Serapião, Leo Ditzel, Luiz F. Bleggi Torres
Published in:
Virchows Archiv
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Issue 3/2005
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Abstract
Granular cell tumor (GCT) usually occurs as a solitary, small, nodular tumor and rarely grows to a sufficient size to present symptoms. The tumor is more prevalent in female adults. The authors report a case of an 8-year-old boy with GCT of the neurohypophysis presenting with central precocious puberty. Few cases of symptomatic GCT have been reported in the literature, none of them in a patient in the first decade of life. Clinical picture, histopathological features, and histogenesis of GCT of neurohypophysis are discussed.