Ultrasonographic assessment of pubertal breast development in obese children: compliance with the clinic.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
; 31(2): 137-141, 2018 Jan 26.
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| ID: mdl-29374763
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to determine the compliance with the clinical and ultrasonographic staging of pubertal breast development in obese children. METHODS: Fifty-two obese children with Tanner stage 2 and stage 3 breast development accompanied by at least one pubertal clinical finding were included in the study. The staging of breast development was also performed according to the ultrasonographic morphostructural appearance. The subjects were then divided into subgroups according to their clinical and ultrasonographic breast stages. The stages given by both methods were compared for consistency with the hormonal values and other radiological (uterus long diameter, ovary sizes) findings. RESULTS: The correlation between the clinical and ultrasonographic staging of pubertal breast development was determined to be weak (r=0.19). Estradiol levels, uterus long diameter and ovary sizes were significantly increased when the ultrasonographic stage increased among the subjects with clinically similar breast development stage. However, no statistical difference was determined in these parameters among the subjects with ultrasonographically similar but clinically different breast development. CONCLUSIONS: It was shown that the ultrasonographic staging of breast development could provide more accurate and objective data due to the possible mistakes caused in the breast development staging of obese children by their adipose tissue.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pubertad Tardía
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Pubertad Precoz
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Mama
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Ultrasonografía Mamaria
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Pubertad
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Errores Diagnósticos
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Obesidad Infantil
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
Asunto de la revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Alemania