Open AccessChildhood Craniopharyngioma
Author(s) -
Hermann L. Müller
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000113019
Subject(s) - craniopharyngioma , medicine , incidence (geometry) , quality of life (healthcare) , population , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , surgery , physics , nursing , environmental health , optics
Craniopharyngioma are embryogenic malformations of the sellar area. With an overall incidence of 0.5-2 new cases per million population per year, 30-50% of all cases occur in childhood. Overall survival rates are high. However, quality of life (QoL) is substantially reduced in many survivors due to sequelae such as extreme obesity caused by hypothalamic lesions.
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