The Endocrinologist

Home Current Issue Previous Issues For Authors Journal Info
Skip Navigation LinksHome > September/October 2004 - Volume 14 - Issue 5 > Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumor of the Pineal Gland Causing...
The Endocrinologist:
September/October 2004 - Volume 14 - Issue 5 - pp 261-264
Case Report

Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumor of the Pineal Gland Causing Gonadotropin-Independent Precocious Puberty in a Child With 47, XYY Karyotype: A Clinical and Radiographic Case Review

Khan, Asjad MD; Price, Donald MD; Castro-Magaña, Mariano MD, FACE; Angulo, Moris MD; Cañas, J Atilio MD, FACE

Collapse Box

Abstract

A 3-year and 11-months-old boy presented with a 9-month history of increasing penile enlargement, pubic hair, deepening of the voice, and rapid growth. The erect penile length was 14 cm with bilateral testicular volume of 3 mL. Laboratory evaluation revealed suppressed follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, elevated total testosterone (259 ng/dL), elevated alpha feto-protein (AFP 79 ng/mL), rapidly increasing β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG 14-399 mIU/mL) over 2 weeks, and a karyotype revealed 47, XYY. Radiographic evaluation revealed a 1.5-cm mixed solid/cystic mass in the pineal gland. Chemotherapy was initiated to attempt to normalize the tumor markers (AFP and β-hCG). This is the first report of a nongerminomatous germ cell tumor (NGGCT) in a 47, XYY karyotype male. Tumor markers (hCG and AFP) should be included in the workup of adult males with 47, XYY as they are in children with precocious puberty.

© 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

You currently do not have access to this article.

You may need to:

Note: If your society membership provides for full-access to this article, you may need to login on your society’s web site first.

Article Tools

You currently do not have access to this article.

You may need to:

Note: If your society membership provides for full-access to this article, you may need to login on your society’s web site first.

Search for Similar Articles
You may search for similar articles that contain these same keywords or you may modify the keyword list to augment your search.