craniopharyngioma

There are different types of treatment for children with craniopharyngioma.

Possible signs of childhood craniopharyngioma include vision changes and slow growth.

There are no known risk factors for childhood craniopharyngioma.

Craniopharyngioma may recur (come back) no matter how it was treated the first time.

The results of the tests and procedures done to diagnose craniopharyngioma are used to help make decisions about treatment.

Long-term survival for children with craniopharyngioma is generally good.

There is no consensus as to the optimal treatment of newly diagnosed craniopharyngioma.

There is no standard system for staging childhood craniopharyngioma.

Treatment of newly diagnosed childhood craniopharyngioma may include the following:

Called craniopharyngioma, the tumor could have caused blindness if left untreated.

For example, serious late effects of radiation therapy for craniopharyngioma may include the following:

It is most commonly performed to treat tumors, especially craniopharyngioma tumors.

Proximity of the craniopharyngioma to vital structures limits this to very small tumors that are in the sella.

Recurrence of craniopharyngioma occurs with all modalities of primary therapy.

Craniopharyngioma.

Treatment options for recurrent childhood craniopharyngioma are based mainly on what type of treatment was given before and the needs of the individual child.

The embryonic remnants of Rathke's pouch may undergo neoplastic change called a craniopharyngioma.

Maybe craniopharyngioma.

Children with craniopharyngioma should have their treatment planned by a team of health care providers who are experts in treating brain tumors in children.

Article: Obesity and craniopharyngioma.

Pathological causes of weight gain may be Cushing's syndrome, hypothyroidism, insulinoma, craniopharyngioma.

The lead reviewers for Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment are:

Papillary craniopharyngioma.

See the PDQ summary on Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment for information.

For more information from the National Cancer Institute about childhood craniopharyngioma and other childhood brain tumors, see the following: