Table 5.
Epidemiology of ACTH deficit and other pituitary hormones deficit in craniopharyngiomas
| Authors (Reference) | Num of patients |
Age at diagnosis mean (ranges) |
Gender M/F (%) |
Timing of pituitary function evaluation |
Frequency of pituitary hormones deficit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACTH- deficit |
TSH- deficit |
FSH/LH- deficit |
GH- deficit |
AVP- deficit |
|||||
| Abalı et al. [69] | 29 | 8.7 (0.7–16.9) | M: 62% F: 38% | N.A. | 93.1% | 96.5% | 51.7% | N.A. | 89.6% |
| Sončka Jazbinšek et al. [70] | 46 |
19 childhood-onset (< 18 yrs, mean age 10,6) |
N.A. | N.A. | 94.7% | 94.7% | 84.2% | 94.7% | 78.9% |
|
27 adult-onset (> 18, mean age 52) |
N.A. | N.A. | 74.1% | 81.5% | 70.4% | 51.8% | 70.4% | ||
| Cavalcanti Tosta-Hernandez et al. [71] | 57 | 9.6 | M: 61.4% F: 38.8% | N.A. | 91.2% | 93% | 52.6% | 96.5% | 80.7% |
| Miao et al. [67] | 200 | 8.1 | M: 65% F: 35% | Before surgery | 28.8% | 16.3% | N.A. | N.A. | 11.8% |
| After surgery | 56.2% | 70.3% | N.A. | N.A. | 85.5% | ||||
| Capatina et al. [72] | 107 | 35 childhood-onset | M: 45.7% F: 54.3% | N.A. | 82.8% | 85.7% | N.A. | 74.2% | 68.2% |
| 72 adult-onset | M: 61.1% F: 38.9% | N.A. | 75% | 75% | N.A. | 73.6% | 34.3% | ||
| Van Santen et al. [73] | 112 | 25 yrs | M: 51% F: 49% | N.A. | 85% | 96% | 91% | 94% | 68% |
| Wijnen et al. [74] | 178 | 47 yrs | M: 49.4% F: 50.6% | N.A. | 81.5% | 91.6% | 87.1% | 83.1% | 62.3% |
N.A. data not available, M male, F female, ACTH AdrenoCorticoTropic Hormone, TSH Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone, FSH Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, LH Luteinizing Hormone, Yrs years, AVP Arginine VasoPressin, GH Growth Hormone