Fig. 1 Histological specimens of adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma demonstrating epithelial regions admixed with microcysts and a reactive glial surround: (a) Haematoxylin and eosin stain; (b) Immunohistochemistry for β-catenin demonstrates nuclear and…
Cox regression models No age stratification With age stratification HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P All patients (n = 60) Recurrence (time dependent; yes vs. no) 2.7 (1.0–7.3)…
Fig. 1 Staged therapy in a 10 year-old boy presenting with a large cystic craniopharyngioma (A). He underwent transsphenoidal decompression, with improvement in vision. The residual craniopharyngioma was evident on…
First-line Second-line (if first-line abnormal) Clinical assessment Height Weight Sitting height Body mass index (BMI) Tanner pubertal stage Bone age Endocrine biochemistry IGF-1/IGF-BP3 GH provocation test (e.g. insulin tolerance test,…
Reference, number and age of patients Headache Nausea/vomiting Papilloedema Cranial nerves palsy Ataxia/unsteadiness Cognitive dysfunctiona Decreased consciousness/coma Visual field defects Baskin and Wilson [13] n = 74 38 <18 years…
7.1 Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland The thyroid gland is located beside the trachea, just below the larynx. It has two oval lobes, one of each side of the trachea….
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania “The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend” Henri Bergson (Nobel prize…
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Nature does nothing uselessly. Aristotle (Antique philosopher 384–322 B.C.E) 8.1 Anatomy of the Parathyroid Glands…
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own…
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein 1.1 Principles…
