Pediatric pituitary adenomas are more aggressive, more likely to be hormone producing and are more difficult to cure than adult pituitary adenomas: case series and systematic literature review.

Alexander P KellyJeffrey P GreenfieldGeorgiana A DobriTheodore H Schwartz

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2022)

pPAs are more likely to be hormone producing and may be more aggressive and difficult to cure than aPAs. EETS is an effective treatment, although complication rates may be higher than in adult populations.

Keyphrases

childhood cancer
growth hormone
case report
young adults
combination therapy
genetic diversity