Long-term outcome of childhood and adolescent patients with craniopharyngiomas: a single center retrospective experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The treatment of craniopharyngiomas (CPs) poses challenges due to their proximity to critical neural structures, the risk of serious complications, and the impairment of quality of life after treatment. However, long-term prognostic data are still scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with CPs after treatment.

Material and method

Our center retrospectively collected data on 83 children and adolescents who underwent craniopharyngioma surgery between 2001 and 2020. The medical records and radiological examination results of the patient were reviewed.

Results

Outcomes were analysed for 80/83 patients who completed follow-up: 50 males (62.5%) and 30 females (37.5%), the median age at the tim

SUBMITTER: Zhang LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11661029 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature