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ea0029oc10.2 | Pituitary Clinical 2 | ICEECE2012

Food intake regulating hormones in adult craniopharyngioma patients

Roemmler J. , Geigenberger V. , Otto B. , Bidlingmaier M. , Dimopoulou C. , Stalla G. , Schopohl J.

Introduction: Patients with craniopharyngeoma often have disturbances of the hypothalamic–pituitary axis and serious comorbidities as obesity. We hypothesized, that the pattern of hormones regulating the nutritional status is worsened in adult patients with craniopharyngioma (CP) compared to adult patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA).Methods: We included 33 patients with CP (m=16, f=17, median age: 48 years (26–7...