ea0015p272 | Pituitary | SFEBES2008
Hammer Fabian
, Sherlock Mark
, Veit Stefanie
, Badent Bettina
, Allolio Bruno
, Leussink Verena
, Arlt Wiebke
Cranial radiotherapy is widely used in combination with chemotherapy to treat patients with primary brain tumours. Increased survival has lead to the recognition of long term sequelae, including endocrine dysfunction due to radiation-induced hypothalamic–pituitary damage. Here we assessed health-related quality of life and endocrine function in 31 adult long term survivors (median age 45, range 29–65 years; 21M, 10F) of primary brain tumours outside the hypothalamic&...