hrp0086p1-p743 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology P1 | ESPE2016

Proton Therapy as a Promising Therapeutic Option for Children with Aggressive and Uncontrolled Pituitary Macro Adenoma: A Case Report

Petit Isabelle Oliver , Bertozzi Anne-Isabelle , Boetto Sergio , Sevely Annick , Tauber Maithe , Caron Philippe , Alapetite Claire

Background: Non functioning pituitary macro adenoma is rare during childhood. Therapeutic options are reduced to surgery and radiotherapy. Proton therapy is a particle therapy that uses a beam of protons to irradiate the tissue with the chief advantage that as a charged particle the dose is deposited over a narrow range and there is minimal exit dose.Objective and hypotheses: Proton therapy is largely used in France for paediatric craniopharyngiomas irra...