Growth hormone deficiency and other endocrinopathies after childhood brain tumors: results from a close follow-up in a cohort of 242 patients.

Joana MacielD DiasD CavacoS DonatoM C PereiraJ Simões-Pereira

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2021)

This study reveals a higher prevalence of endocrinopathies in brain tumors survivors and explores the influence of craniospinal irradiation in the adult body proportions. It reinforces the importance of routine follow-up among survivors.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
end stage renal disease
young adults
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
risk factors
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
clinical practice
patient reported