BMC Endocrine Disorders (Aug 2021)

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

  • Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj,
  • Waldemar Woźniak,
  • Jakub Naczk,
  • Mateusz Pochylski,
  • Jacek Kruczyński,
  • Bartłomiej Budny,
  • Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska,
  • Marek Ruchała

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00828-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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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.

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