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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2022

9. Oncology and Chronic Disease

Adrenal function after cancer treatment

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9.5. Adrenocortical function in children with brain tumors and pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients

K Shah , JW Boyd , JR Broussard , K Ginn , R Rahmetulla , K Hurst , RK Goyal

rakeshkgyl@gmail.com J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022; 44: e469-e473. PMID: 34054040.Brief Summary: This monocentric, retrospective study investigated adrenal insufficiency (AI) prevalence in a large group of children with brain tumors (BT, 398 patients) and children treated with hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT, 268 patients). AI was diagnosed in 14 BT patients (27.4% of the 51 tested) and 14 HCT re...