Late mortality in pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma

Ten year survival rates for patients with craniopharyngioma vary from 24 to 100%. A review of the database of all children diagnosed with craniopharyngioma in British Columbia (BC) revealed that several patients died >10 years after diagnosis. This retrospective study investigates the causes and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neuro-oncology 2010-10, Vol.100 (1), p.105-111
Hauptverfasser:	Visser, Johannes, Hukin, Juliette, Sargent, Michael, Steinbok, Paul, Goddard, Karen, Fryer, Chris
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Bone surgery Cause of Death Cerebral infarction Child Child, Preschool Children Clinical Study - Patient Study Craniopharyngioma - mortality Craniopharyngioma - surgery Diabetes insipidus Etiology Female Humans Infant Liver diseases Longitudinal Studies Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mortality Moyamoya disease Neoplasia Neurology Oncology Patients Pediatrics Pituitary Radiation therapy Retrospective Studies Surgery Survival Survival Rate
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Zusammenfassung:	Ten year survival rates for patients with craniopharyngioma vary from 24 to 100%. A review of the database of all children diagnosed with craniopharyngioma in British Columbia (BC) revealed that several patients died >10 years after diagnosis. This retrospective study investigates the causes and timing of deaths and reports the overall survival in this population based group of patients. A chart review was conducted on all patients aged
ISSN:	0167-594X 1573-7373
DOI:	10.1007/s11060-010-0145-5