Publications by authors named "Kasper M Ekkehard"
Giant craniopharyngiomas in children: short- and long-term implications.
Childs Nerv Syst
January 2016
Article Synopsis
- Craniopharyngiomas (CPs) are generally benign tumors, but larger "giant" tumors (≥ 4.5 cm) tend to have a worse prognosis, which is the focus of the study.* -
- The research involved 27 patients under 18 years old who underwent surgery for CPs, comparing outcomes between those with larger tumors and those with smaller ones over more than 12 months of follow-up.* -
- Results indicated that patients with large tumors had higher rates of emergency surgeries, recurrent surgeries, and residual tumors post-surgery, leading to considerably lower progression-free survival rates compared to those with smaller tumors.*