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Peripheral precocious puberty in a girl with an intracranial hCG-producing tumor: case report and literature review

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ENDOCRINE JOURNAL
卷 68, 期 12, 页码 1463-1467

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JAPAN ENDOCRINE SOC

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Peripheral precocious puberty; Human chorionic gonadotropin-producing tumor; Choriocarcinoma; Aromatase

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Tumors producing hCG can cause peripheral precocious puberty, as demonstrated in the discussed case of a young girl. Despite its rarity, the case highlights the possibility of peripheral precocious puberty in girls due to hCG-producing tumors. Treatment led to symptom relief and resolution of tumor-related precocious puberty.
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-producing tumors cause peripheral precocious puberty (PP) in boys, but generally not in girls. Homology between LH and hCG activates the LH receptor in testicular Leydig cells, increases testosterone production, and causes virilization. However, since FSH action is required for follicle development, hCG action alone does not increase estradiol (E2) production and does not cause feminization. Only a few cases of peripheral PP with hCG tumors in girls have been reported. We describe the case of a 7-year-old Japanese girl with peripheral PP associated with an hCG-producing tumor. She had prolonged vomiting, loss of appetite, and Tanner stage III breast development. Although no apparent increase in growth rate, bone age was advanced at 9.8 years. Serum E2 was slightly elevated and LH and FSH were below the measurement sensitivity, and abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography images showed no abnormal findings in the uterus or ovaries. Subsequently, she developed visual field disturbance and loss of consciousness, and brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intracranial tumor. Based on pathological findings and abnormally high serum hCG-beta level (48,800 IU/L), intracranial choriocarcinoma was diagnosed. 2.5 months after the start of chemotherapy, the hCG-beta level became almost negative and the breast development disappeared synchronously. Tissue immunostaining of the tumor showed strong positivity for aromatase and hCG, indicating that the choriocarcinoma cells themselves may have produced estrogen via aromatase. This unique case highlights the possibility that hCG-producing tumors can cause peripheral PP in girls as well as boys.

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