Craniopharyngiomas in children and adults: systematic analysis of 121 cases with long-term follow-up.

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BACKGROUND: Craniopharyngiomas account for 2-5% of all primary intracranial tumours. Despite their benign histological appearance, they are often associated with an unfavourable prognosis and their optimal treatment remains controversial. AIM: To analyse the natural history and treatment outcome of children and adults presenting to the Departments of Paediatrics and Endocrinology with craniopharyngioma between 1964 and 2003. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The records of 121 patients (age range 2.5-83 ...

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Authors: Karavitaki, N; Brufani, C; Warner, J; Adams, C; Richards, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Clinical endocrinology
• Volume: 62
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 397-409
• Publication date: 2005-04-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02231.x
• EISSN: 1365-2265
• ISSN: 0300-0664
• Language: English
• Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; Middle Aged; Survival Rate; Statistics, Nonparametric; Female; Child, Preschool; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Adolescent; Aged; Craniopharyngioma; Disease-Free Survival; Male; Adult; Humans; Pituitary Neoplasms; Child; Chi-Square Distribution; Follow-Up Studies