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- Title
"Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a 25-year-old hypogonadic man with a large cranial chondroma: causality or coincidence? ".
- Authors
Sawicka-Gutaj, Nadia; Woźniak, Waldemar; Naczk, Jakub; Pochylski, Mateusz; Kruczyński, Jacek; Budny, Bartłomiej; Szczepanek-Parulska, Ewelina; Ruchała, Marek
- Abstract
Background: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a hip disorder frequently occurring in adolescence. In adults it is rare and so far very few cases have been documented. Case presentation: This report presents a 25-year-old patient diagnosed with an anterior fossa giant chondroma, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and SCFE. The patient underwent surgical and hormonal therapy. His symptoms revealed, and he became a father. Conclusions: Every patient diagnosed with SCFE in adulthood should undergo endocrinological assessment based on physical examination and laboratory tests.
- Subjects
HYPOGONADISM; THERAPEUTICS; HORMONES; TREATMENT effectiveness; EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; ENCHONDROMA; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1472-6823
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12902-021-00828-0