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Friday 12 November 2021

CASE 618: SMALL UTERUS LEADS TO SUSPICION TO CEREBRAL TUMOR, Dr LE DINH VINH PHUC, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM


Female tennager 13 yo from midland region of middle Vietnam go to Medic for a checkup. 

In general ultrasound  a small uterus was detected so inducing a endocrinological problem but therer is no clue about. 




For year got pain of her right leg and foot at gym without abnormal on X-ray films. From 6 months till now 3 right hand fingers, foot and fingers are involuntary in flexion and weakness feelings. Then for later 3 months her chief complaints are plenty drinking, polyuria, headache, space out, more sleeping and drowsiness. But she got no fever nor blurred vision.




MRI brain was performed and a germinoma tumor was detected above hypophysis,hypophysis and basal ganglion on right side.