q5 - ps72

[ArchivalUser]

16 yr old female pt presents with arrest of pubertal development on MRI of the brain a calcified lesion of the suprasellar space was found
q1)what is the treatment?
q2)what is the most common postoperative complication?
q3)with what complaints will the pt present after a few years?

[ArchivalUser]

Craniopharyngiomas ,or hamartoma no idea?

[ArchivalUser]

craniopharyngioma=>calcified lesions

[ArchivalUser]

treatment-remove the tumor
most likely endocrinolgy complications
or recuurenec of tumor??

[ArchivalUser]

rx=excision+radiotheraphy
post operative diabetes insipidus
long term--- recurrence and hypothalamic obesity

[ArchivalUser]

thanks