[Craniopharyngioma in children. Endocrine evaluation and treatment. Apropos of 37 cases].

Arch Fr Pediatr

l'Unité d'Endocrinologie Pédiatrique, INSERM U 30, Paris.

Published: November 1987

Endocrine function was studied in 37 children treated for craniopharyngioma by total (22 cases) or partial (12 cases) excision and complementary or isolated irradiation (9 cases). Height deficiency was the only revealing sign in only 20% of cases. Skull X-rays showed patent abnormalities at the first examination in 36 of 37 cases. Analysis of 24 children before and after surgery helps defining the part played by surgery in endocrine deficiencies: the frequency of thyroid and GH deficiencies is poorly changed after surgery as they are most often already present before surgery. On the other hand, the frequency of corticotropin and antidiuretic deficiencies is highly increased after surgery. Gonadotropic deficiency is almost constant after surgery. The final height is greater than 2 SD in 9 of the 14 patients whose growth is completed.

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