Tumor mediastínico productor de gonadotrofinas

  1. J. Prieto Veiga
  2. J. de Manueles Jiménez
  3. María Isabel Heras De Pedro
  4. R. Escribano Albarrán
  5. Valentín Salazar Alonso-Villalobos
  6. Alberto Gómez Alonso
  7. Manuela Muriel Ramos
Journal:
Anales españoles de pediatría: Publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría ( AEP )

ISSN: 0302-4342

Year of publication: 1977

Volume: 10

Issue: 12

Pages: 919-926

Type: Article

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Abstract

A patient with precoucious puberty, caused by the secretion of ecthopic gonadotrophin, due to a teratoma of mediastinal localization accompanied by celular immunodeficiency is described. A review of literature several cases have been from different hospitals, showing a low frecuency of the intrathoratic localization of these teratomas and it is exceptional funtional characteristics is made.