Long-term cardiometabolic outcome in patients with pituitary adenoma diagnosed in chilhood and adolescence

Long-term cardiometabolic outcome in patients with pituitary adenoma diagnosed in chilhood and adolescence

Purpose Pituitary adenomas (PAs) rarely occur in childhood and adolescence. Management of PAs in this critical age can be particularly challenging considering the auxological sequelae and potential long-term cardiometabolic consequences. We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics of patients...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pituitary 2021-08, Vol.24 (4), p.483-491
Hauptverfasser: Giovinazzo, Salvatore, Puglisi, Soraya, Cotta, Oana R., Alibrandi, Angela, Aversa, Tommaso, Cannavò, Laura, Ferraù, Francesco, Cannavò, Salvatore
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adenoma
Adolescence
Adolescents
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Body weight
Brain cancer
Brain tumors
Child development
Children
Complications
Diagnosis
Endocrinology
Growth hormones
Human Physiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolism
Obesity
Overweight
Patients
Pituitary
Pituitary gland
Pituitary hormones
Prolactin
Remission
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose Pituitary adenomas (PAs) rarely occur in childhood and adolescence. Management of PAs in this critical age can be particularly challenging considering the auxological sequelae and potential long-term cardiometabolic consequences. We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with PA aged 
ISSN:1386-341X
1573-7403
DOI:10.1007/s11102-020-01123-2