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Cases of GHD in children with short stature (n).
| Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases | Male | Female | Total |
| Anterior pituitary dysplasia | 236 | 118 | 354 |
| Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome | 31 | 14 | 45 |
| Pituitary hyperplasia | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Rathke cleft cyst | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| Empty sella syndrome | 49 | 19 | 68 |
| LCH pituitary invasion | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Sellar regional arachnoid cyst | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craniopharyngioma | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| Total | 353 | 224 | 577 |
GHD, growth hormone deficiency; LCH, Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
