Síndrome de McCune-Albright: otra forma de neoplasias endocrinas múltiples / McCune-Albright syndrome: another form of multiple endocrine neoplasia
Endocrinol. nutr. (Ed. impr.)
; 52(4): 173-176, abr. 2005. ilus
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in Es
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-036278
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: ES1.1 - BNCS
RESUMEN
Presentamos el caso de una mujer con síndrome de McCune-Albrightcomo paradigma de afección tumoral en múltiples glándulas endocrinas. El diagnóstico de la enfermedad se basó en la presencia de la tríada clásica (lesiones hiperpigmentadas cutáneas de color café con leche, pubertad precoz y displasia fibrosa). Durante su seguimiento presentó hipertiroidismo secundario a bocio multinodular tóxico, hiperparatiroidismo, probablemente secundario a hiperplasia paratiroidea, y acromegalia secundaria a adenoma hipofisario productor de hormona de crecimiento. Se comenta la base molecular de la enfermedad y su amplia expresión fenotípica (AU)
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a woman with McCune-Albright syndrome as a paradigm of multiple endocrine neoplasia. The diagnosis was based on the presence of the classical triad (cutaneous hyperpigmentation with café-au-lait spots, precocious puberty, and fibrous dysplasia of bone). In addition, during follow-up the patient presented primary hyperthyroidism due to multiple toxic goiter, primary hyperparathyroidism probably due multiple hyperplasia of parathyroid glands and acromegaly due to growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma. We discuss the molecular bases of the disease and its heterogeneous phenotypic expression (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
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Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Endocrinol. nutr. (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Valencia/España