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Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Print version ISSN 2225-5109On-line version ISSN 2227-4731
Abstract
VIRU-LOZA, Manuel André et al. Clinical and histopathological characteristics of peruvian children with craniopharyngioma. Rev. Cuerpo Med. HNAAA [online]. 2023, vol.16, n.1, pp.112-117. Epub Mar 27, 2023. ISSN 2225-5109. http://dx.doi.org/10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2023.161.1599.
Introduction:
Craniopharyngiomas are benign tumors, of which up to 50% occur in children. However, there are no studies in Peruvian children.
Objective
: to describe the clinical and histopathological characteristics of children with craniopharyngioma hospitalized at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital between August 2019 and May 2021.
The study:
The design is cross-sectional and the data source were medical records. Information on sex, age, surgeries and characteristics related to the first tumor resection surgery were collected.
Findings:
We included 12 patients. 83.3% were male, at the time of diagnosis the median age was 6 years and visual symptoms predominated, all had hormonal deficiencies after the first resection surgery.
Conclusions:
three received radiotherapy, one developed malignant transformation and one died. Future prospective studies are necessary.
Keywords : Brain Neoplasms; Craniopharyngioma; Hypopituitarism; Neurosurgical Procedures; Child.