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Growth of a progesterone receptor-positive meningioma in a female patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Authors :
Michael Farrell
James Gibney
T O’Shea
Mark Sherlock
Pradeep Govender
John Feeney
Rachel K Crowley
S MacNally
Source :
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, Europe PubMed Central
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Meningioma growth has been previously described in patients receiving oestrogen/progestogen therapy. We describe the clinical, radiological, biochemical and pathologic findings in a 45-year-old woman with congenital adrenal hyperplasia secondary to a defect in the 21-hydroxylase enzyme who had chronic poor adherence to glucocorticoid therapy with consequent virilisation. The patient presented with a frontal headache and marked right-sided proptosis. Laboratory findings demonstrated androgen excess with a testosterone of 18.1 nmol/L (0–1.5 nmol) and 17-Hydroxyprogesterone >180 nmol/L (

Details

ISSN :
20520573
Volume :
2016
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Endocrinology, diabetesmetabolism case reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....bf6ea08f8990aaaf3d140f0ea50dfe33