Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Craniopharyngiomas are rare tumours with an annual incidence of 0.5–2/100 000. Though benign they still represent a management challenge because of morbidity that includes pituitary hormone deficiency, visual impairment, adipsia and morbid obesity. We retrospectively assessed the outcomes of craniopharyngioma patients in our centre over a 10-year period.Methods: All children (n=16) diagnosed with craniopharyngioma and treated in t...