ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Central nervous system tumours are the second most commonly encountered malignancy in children with 35 cases/million/year (1). However, only 10% affect the suprasellar/intrasellar region, which limits experience of such cases in any one centre. Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT) are a well-recognised approach to obtain expertise beyond a single clinical site. Such meetings are often used to support diagnosis, investigation and management resul...

Background: Childhood tumours of the hypothalamic pituitary axis (HPATs) are very rare and hence any single centre experience is limited. Without evidence-based guidance, treatment is individualised on a case basis. Survival rates are high, but at the expense of significant morbidity. Centralised care or wider multi-professional consultation may improve neuroendocrine and visual outcomes.Objective and hypotheses: i) To facilitate multi-professional dialo...

Aims: Although rare, craniopharyngiomas are the commonest suprasellar tumour in childhood. Despite high overall survival, children and young people <19 years with craniopharyngiomas are at risk of multiple relapses and long-term tumour- and treatment-related neuroendocrine, cognitive and visual morbidity. A recent international survey highlighted the considerable variation in management strategies employed for these tumours, and the lack of any evidence- a...