Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Hypothalamic obesity, subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD), and relapses/progression have major impact on prognosis in childhood-onset craniopharyngioma (CP). We analyzed nuchal skinfold thickness (NST) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed for follow-up monitoring as a novel parameter for body composition (BC) and CVD in CP.Objective: Identify association of NST with body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), caliper-assess...