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Case Report

Pediatric pituitary adenoma with mixed FSH and TSH immunostaining and FSH hypersecretion in a 6 year-old girl with precocious puberty: case report and multidisciplinary management

Marco Ceraudoa Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Policlinico San Martino-IRCCS Hospital, Genoa, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Diego Criminelli Rossia Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Policlinico San Martino-IRCCS Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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Natascia Di Iorgib Division of Pediatrics, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Armando Camac Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Giannina Gaslini Children’s Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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Gianluca Piatellic Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Giannina Gaslini Children’s Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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Alessandro Consalesc Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Giannina Gaslini Children’s Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Pages 362-369 | Received 27 Apr 2020, Accepted 14 Aug 2020, Published online: 07 Sep 2020

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