Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in young female patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
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: 249-257, 2019.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To elucidate the association between clinical and laboratory characteristics and pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities in young female patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH).METHODS:
We retrospectively investigated a series of 74 female patients (age range, 14–42 years) with normoprolactinemic HH who underwent pituitary MRI. Pubertal milestones and hormonal features of patients with small pituitary glands (PGs) and space-occupying lesions were compared with those of patients with normal PGs.RESULTS:
The overall frequency of abnormal PGs was 35.1%, with space-occupying lesions observed in 8 patients (10.8%), and small PG observed in 18 patients (24.3%). The mean serum gonadotropin level was not different between patients with and without pituitary MRI abnormalities (P>0.05). Space-occupying lesions were not associated with low gonadotropin levels, type of amenorrhea, or presence of secondary sex characteristics. The frequency of space-occupying lesions was higher in patients with interrupted puberty (25.0%) than in patients who did not go through puberty (4.8%) or had a normal puberty (9.8%), but were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Small PG was associated with low gonadotropin levels and type of amenorrhea (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:
Clinically significant space-occupying lesions were not associated with low gonadotropin levels, type of amenorrhea, or presence of secondary sex characteristics. However, the frequency of space-occupying lesions was higher in patients with interrupted puberty than in patients who did not go through puberty or who with normal puberty.
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Assunto principal:
Hipófise
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Puberdade Tardia
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Puberdade
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Caracteres Sexuais
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Amenorreia
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Gonadotropinas
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Hipogonadismo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adolescente
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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