High Prevalence of Weight Gain in Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors and Its Association With Hypothalamic-Pituitary Dysfunction.
Jiska van SchaikIchelle M A A van RoesselNetteke A Y N Schouten-van MeeterenLaura van IerselSarah C ClementAnnemieke M BootHedi L Claahsen-van der GrintenMarta FioccoGeert O JanssensDannis G van VuurdenErna M MichielsSen K S HanAdrianus Sarinus Paulus van TrotsenburgWilliam Peter VandertopLeontien C M KremerHanneke M van SantenPublished in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2021)
Overweight, obesity, and significant weight gain are prevalent in CBTS. An increase in BMI during follow-up may be a reflection of HP dysfunction, necessitating more intense endocrine surveillance.