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Advance in factors affecting the long-term quality of life in children with craniopharyngioma / 国际儿科学杂志
International Journal of Pediatrics ; (6): 753-756, 2021.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-907317
ABSTRACT
Craniopharyngioma mainly occurs in children aged 5 to 14 years.It′s one of the most common intracranial tumors for children.Although the overall survival rate of pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma has been significantly improved, the long-term quality of life still couldn′t be missed due to the fact that it could invade the important structures around the sellar area, such as the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and so on.The downward trend is observed among the 5-, 10- and 20-year overall survival rates.Compared with adult-onset patients, childhood-onset patients are at higher risk of hypothalamic involvement, endocrine dysfunction, obesity, have a lower long-term quality of life.In addition to a variety of physical diseases, pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma after surgery may also develop the psychological diseases.Craniopharyngioma should be recognized as a frequently chronic disease which requires constant monitoring of the consequences and medical resources for treatment in order to provide optimal quality of life for pediatric patients.This article reviews the craniopharyngioma-related researches in recent years on the long-term prognosis of childhood-onset patients.

Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: International Journal of Pediatrics Year: 2021 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Prognostic study Language: Chinese Journal: International Journal of Pediatrics Year: 2021 Type: Article