“Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a 25-year-old hypogonadic man with a large cranial chondroma: causality or coincidence? “

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj¹  Mateusz Pochylski¹  Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska¹  Marek Ruchała¹  Bartłomiej Budny¹  Waldemar Woźniak²  Jacek Kruczyński²  Jakub Naczk² 

[1] Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland;Department of General and Oncology Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland;

关键词: Hip;    Slipped capital femoral epiphysis;    Tumor;    Chondroma;    Hypogonadism;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12902-021-00828-0

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSlipped 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 presentationThis 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.ConclusionsEvery patient diagnosed with SCFE in adulthood should undergo endocrinological assessment based on physical examination and laboratory tests.

【 授权许可】

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