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Obesity is common at diagnosis of childhood pituitary adenoma and may persist following successful treatment.

Aashish SethiMohammed DidiPoonam DharmarajRenuka RamakrishnanSenthil SenniappanUrmi DasShivaram AvulaAjay SinhaConor MallucciKamal WeerasingheChristina DaousiCatherine GilkesNicola ThorpJoanne C Blair
Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)
Obesity is common at diagnosis of pituitary adenoma in childhood and may persist despite successful treatment. Adenomas were larger, more resistant to treatment, and more likely to recur than in adult populations.
Keyphrases
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • childhood cancer
  • high fat diet induced
  • type diabetes
  • weight gain
  • early life
  • growth hormone
  • adipose tissue
  • young adults
  • combination therapy
  • physical activity