Zeynep Şıklar, Elif Özsu, Sirmen Kızılcan Çetin, Samim Özen, Filiz Çizmecioğlu-Jones, Hanife Gül Balkı, Zehra Aycan, Damla Goksen, Fatih Kilci, Sema Nilay Abseyi, Ummahan Tercan, Gözde Gürpınar, Şükran Poyrazoğlu, Feyza Darendeliler, Korcan Demir, Özge Besci, İlker Tolga Özgen, Semra Bahar Akın, Zümrüt Kocabey Sütçü, Emel Hatun Aykaç Kaplan, Emine Çamtosun, İsmail Dundar, Elif Sağsak, Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz, Ahmet Anık, Gül Yeşiltepe Mutlu, Bahar Özcabi, Ahmet Uçar, Aydilek Dağdeviren Çakır, Beray Selver Eklioğlu, Birgül Kırel, Merih Berberoğu
INTRODUCTION: Craniopharyngiomas (CPG) have complex challenges in treatment due to their proximity to vital structures, surgical and radiotherapeutic complexities, and the tendency for recurrence. This study aims to identify the prevalence of endocrine and metabolic comorbidities observed during initial diagnosis and long-term follow-up in a nationwide cohort of pediatric CPG patients. The study also highlights the associated difficulties in their management. METHODS: Sixteen centers entered 152 patients into the ÇEDD NET data system...
April 26, 2024: Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology