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Patients with craniopharyngioma may have abnormal pituitary hormone levels, which is suggestive of disruption of hormone production due to pressure effects on the pituitary gland . | Patients with craniopharyngioma may have abnormal pituitary hormone levels, which is suggestive of disruption of hormone production due to pressure effects on the pituitary gland. The hypothalamic-pituitary axis hormones, namely growth hormone, thyroid hormone, luteinising and follicle stimulating hormone should be measured together with cortisol levels and an assessment of serum and urine osmolality. In addition, an estimate of bone age and, for young females, ovarian ultrasonography is useful. Ideally, any abnormalities should be corrected pre-operatively but, at the very least, low cortisol levels and diabetes insipidus should be treated prior to a surgical procedure. | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
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Overview
Patients with craniopharyngioma may have abnormal pituitary hormone levels, which is suggestive of disruption of hormone production due to pressure effects on the pituitary gland. The hypothalamic-pituitary axis hormones, namely growth hormone, thyroid hormone, luteinising and follicle stimulating hormone should be measured together with cortisol levels and an assessment of serum and urine osmolality. In addition, an estimate of bone age and, for young females, ovarian ultrasonography is useful. Ideally, any abnormalities should be corrected pre-operatively but, at the very least, low cortisol levels and diabetes insipidus should be treated prior to a surgical procedure.
Laboratory Findings
- Endocrine hormone tests: Abnormal.