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Laparoscopic management of ovarian cysts in peripheral precocious puberty of McCune-Albright syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 May 2006
Gesmundo Roberto, Guanà Riccardo, Valfrè Laura, De Sanctis Luisa, Matarazzo Patrizia, Marzari Daniela, Lala Roberto
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Ovarian cysts are common in peripheral precocious puberty in McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS). The clinical course of these cysts is unpredictable due to episodes of hyperestrogenism typical of MAS ovarian hyperfunction. In persistent and recurrent large ovarian cysts with sustained estrogen hypersecretion and relevant clinical disturbances (increased linear growth and bone age maturation, vaginal bleeding and...
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