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Precocious puberty and preserved growth after craniopharyngioma treatment: case report and literature review

Martyna Soloch
1
,
Katarzyna Robakowska
2
,
Natalia Popłonyk
1
,
Monika Hylińska
1
,
Katarzyna Janeczek
1
,
Kamil Dyrka
2, 3
,
Katarzyna Jończyk-Potoczna
4
,
Katarzyna Derwich
5
,
Marek Niedziela
2
,
Monika Obara-Moszyńska
2

  1. Student Scientific Society, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  2. Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Rheumatology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  3. Doctoral School, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  4. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  5. Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2026; 32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pedm.2026.159282
Online publish date: 2026/02/23
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