Endocrine Abstracts

Craniopharyngiomas are tumours which grow in the region of the sella, with adamantinomatous (ACP) and papillary (PCP) subtypes. While usually ‘benign’, They can have devastating long term sequelae, both from the mass effects of the tumour itself on the visual, pituitary or hypothalamic pathways, but also from the neurosurgical challenge to achieve tumour control with preservation of the surrounding pituitary and hypothalamic pathways. To date there is no satisfactory...

Background: Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare congenital condition characterised by the triad of thin or absent pituitary stalk, hypoplasia of the adenohypophysis, and ectopic neurohypophysis. PSIS has multifactorial aetiology with highly heterogenous clinical manifestations, usually diagnosed in early infancy or childhood. There have been previous reports of untreated panhypopituitarism diagnosed in adulthood, indicating preservation of some pituitary fun...