Rare case of chiasm glioma in woman with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and obesity

M.B. Abduvakhabova

doi:10.22141/2224-0721.13.5.2017.110031

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22141/2224-0721.13.5.2017.110031

Rare case of chiasm glioma in woman with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and obesity

M.B. Abduvakhabova

Abstract

Chiasm glioma is a rare disease characterized by a decrease in the visual field. The aim of research was to describe a clinical case of chiasm glioma with concomitant hypogonadism and obesity. Reproductive function in 25-year woman with chiasm glioma is failed due to concomitant hypothalamo-pituitary disease, causing development of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, central diabetes insipidus, somatotropin hormone deficiency (panhypopituitarism).

Keywords

chiasm glioma; secondary hypogonadism; obesity

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