Kasim Nader, Choudhri Asim, Alemzadeh Ramin
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Oxf Med Case Reports. 2018 Jun 11;2018(6):omy018. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omy018. eCollection 2018 Jun.
A 14-year-old girl with a history of mid-line defects, basal encephalocele and morning glory disc anomaly presented with untreated growth hormone deficiency, pubertal delay and hypothyroidism. She was found to have a large craniopharyngeal canal based on MRI scan. Craniopharyngeal canal is an uncommon condition that has not been well described in the pediatric population. Consideration of craniopharyngeal canal in the differential diagnosis for basal encephaloceles and understanding its presentation can impact medical decision making and follow-up for patients.
一名14岁女孩，有中线缺陷、基底脑膨出和牵牛花盘状异常病史，出现未经治疗的生长激素缺乏、青春期延迟和甲状腺功能减退。根据磁共振成像扫描，发现她有一个大的颅咽管。颅咽管是一种罕见的疾病，在儿科人群中尚未得到充分描述。在基底脑膨出的鉴别诊断中考虑颅咽管并了解其表现，会影响患者的医疗决策和随访。
