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Se describe el caso de una niña de 9 años con pubertadprecoz y el hallazgo casual de un adenoma hipofisario nofuncional, así como su evolución a lo largo de 2 años y mediode seguimiento. También se realiza una revisión bibliográficade la prevalencia de incidentalomas hipofisariosen la infancia y en la edad adulta, su evolución y lasopciones terapéuticas.
Palabras clave:
Hipófisis
Incidentalomas
Adenomas
The case of an 9-year-old girl with precocious pubertyand a non-functioning pituitary adenoma is described.A review of the literature on the incidence, evolution andtherapeutic options of pituitary incidentalomas in childrenand adults is performed.
Key words:
Pituitary gland
Incidentaloma
Adenoma
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