Prevalence and risk factors of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction in infant and toddler childhood brain tumor survivors.
Chantal A LebbinkT P RingersA Y N Schouten-van MeeterenL van IerselS C ClementA M BootH L Claahsen-van der GrintenG O JanssensD G van VuurdenE M MichielsK S HanA S P van TrotsenburgWilliam Peter VandertopL C M KremerH M van SantenPublished in: European journal of endocrinology (2021)
Infant and toddler brain tumor survivors seem to be more vulnerable to develop HP dysfunction than older children. These results emphasize the importance of special infant and toddler brain tumor treatment protocols and the need for endocrine surveillance in children treated for a brain tumor at a young age.