hrp0086rfc3.5 | Pituitary | ESPE2016

Prospective Dynamic Evaluation of Hypothalamo-Pituitary Function in 30 Cases of Paediatric Craniopharyngioma, by Hypothalamic Injury and Treatment; A Single Centre Series

Guzzetti Chiara , Losa Laura , Improda Nicola , Pang Gloria , Phatarakijnirund Voraluck , Gan Hoong-Wei , Hayward Richard , Aquilina Kristian , Ederies Ash , Spoudeas Helen A.

Background: Craniopharyngiomas are the commonest pituitary tumours of childhood. Though benign histologically, their localisation and invasive tendency can cause significant neuroendocrine morbidity and late mortality.Objective and hypotheses: To prospectively determine risk factors for neuroendocrine morbidity by longitudinal survival analysis.Method: All children with craniopharyngioma newly presenting to our quaternary centre be...