Long-term outcomes in patients with adult-onset craniopharyngioma

Purpose Craniopharyngiomas are nonmalignant sellar and parasellar tumors exhibiting a bimodal age distribution. While the outcomes following treatment in patients with childhood-onset craniopharyngiomas are well characterized, similar information in adult-onset craniopharyngiomas is limited. We aimed to describe the long-term outcomes (weight and metabolic parameters, mortality) in patients with adult-onset craniopharyngioma following treatment. Methods Patients with adult-onset craniopharyngioma with initial treatment (1993–2017) and >6 months of follow-up at our institution were retrospectively identified. Body mass index (BMI) categories included obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ), overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m 2 ), and normal weight (BMI