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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Craniopharyngioma"”.
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The Changing Face of Craniopharyngioma Treatment in Young Children and its Challenges at a Single Centre in a Developing World Context
Objective: To retrospectively review our institutional experience with the treatment of paediatric craniopharygiomas and assess the evolution in management and influence on patient outcomes. Patients and Methods: A retrospective review from January 1995 to December 2015 of children age <14 treated …
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An audit of endocrine dysfunction in children with craniopharyngiomas at Red Cross Children's Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital from 1976 to 2004
Background: Craniopharyngiomas account for 6-10% of childhood brain tumours and are the third most common intracranial tumours of childhood. Despite their benign histological appearance, they are often associated with a poor outcome and have significant associated morbidity. Aim: To analyse the …
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Bone health and cardiovascular risk in hypopituitary patients on complete hormone replacement, including GH
… on BMD in adults with childhood onset (CO) craniopharyngioma (CP) on GH therapy. We have shown a doubled fracture incidence in CO GHD women and decreased incidence of fractures in adult onset (AO) GHD men. We have also shown decreased BMD in adult women with CO CP on GH therapy, in …
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Deficiência de arginina-vasopressina (diabetes insipidus central) como primeira manifestação de histiocitose de células de Langerhans: relato de caso
… lesion abutting the optic chiasm, suggestive of craniopharyngioma. She was admitted for endocrine evaluation and surgery, with documented polyuria of 10 L/day, water intake of 6 L/day, serum sodium of 147 mEq/L, and urine specific gravity < 1.005. Hydrocortisone, levothyroxine, and desmopressin …
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Modeling of Cns Cancer With A Focus On The Immune Component
… The works contained in this thesis look at craniopharyngioma, glioblastoma, and several forms of brain metastasis. While some attention is given to the tumor cells themselves, as well as the patient setting which these studies model, the immune component of disease progression and treatment …
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Prolactinoma gigante: relato de caso
… (0.27-4.2)]. Due to a suspected diagnosis of craniopharyngioma, he underwent neurosurgery and partial resection of the tumor, which had a macroscopic appearance of a pituitary adenoma. Post-operative examinations revealed hypopituitarism (deficiency of LH, FSH, ACTH, and TSH) with markedly …
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Bestimmung der Körperzusammensetzung bei gesunden Kindern und Jugendlichen sowie Patienten mit Kraniopharyngeom mittels Bioelektrischer Impedanzmessung und Anthropometrie
In der Verlaufskontrolle von Patienten mit Adipositas erleichtern zuverlässige und einfach durchführbare Methoden zur Untersuchung der Körperzusammensetzung die Beurteilung des Ernährungszustandes. Hierzu bieten sich anthropometrische Verfahren sowie die Bioelektrische Impedanzmessung an. Patienten …