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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2020

Ki67 as a prognostic factor of craniopharyngioma's recurrence in paediatric population.

Elżbieta Moszczyńska, Monika Prokop-Piotrkowska, Agnieszka Bogusz-Wójcik, Wiesława Grajkowska, Sylwia Szymańska, Mieczysław Szalecki

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Article in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elżbieta MoszczyńskaDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland. e.moszczynska@ipczd.pl.
Monika Prokop-PiotrkowskaDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland. m.prokop-piotrkowska@ipczd.pl.ORCID 0000-0003-3323-6784
Agnieszka Bogusz-WójcikDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland.
Wiesława GrajkowskaDepartment of Pathology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland.
Sylwia SzymańskaDepartment of Pathology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland.
Mieczysław SzaleckiDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730, Warsaw, Poland.
Children's Memorial Health Institute · PLJan Kochanowski University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCraniopharyngioma is one of the most frequent benign tumours of the central nervous system in the paediatric population. Although it is a benign tumour according to the WHO classification, it significantly deteriorates the patient's quality of life. The aim of this study is to assess if proliferation index Ki67 can be a useful marker of the risk of craniopharyngioma's recurrence.

methodsExpression of Ki67 was examined in 85 specimens of primary craniopharyngioma and in 11 specimens of the recurring tumour. In all the cases, adamantinomatous type of craniopharyngioma was diagnosed. Values of Ki67 expression were compared between patients with and without recurrence, between patients with progression and relapse and between primary and recurrent tumours.

resultsNo statistically significant differences were found between proliferation index Ki67 values in tumours with recurrence and without (median values 2.5% and 3%, respectively, p = 0.69). The median value of proliferation index Ki67 in progression group was 1% and in the relapse group 4%; no statistical significance between those groups was found (p = 0.067). The median value of proliferation index Ki67 in primary tumours was 3% (0-20%) and in recurrent tumours it was 5% (0-14%). Despite the lack of statistical significance (p = 0.61), a tendency towards higher values of Ki67 in recurring tumours in comparison with primary tumours was shown.

conclusionsProliferation index Ki67 is not a reliable prognostic factor of craniopharyngioma's recurrence.

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CraniopharyngiomaPituitary NeoplasmsChildHumansKi-67 AntigenNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisQuality of LifeKi-67 AntigenChildrenHypopituitarismProgressionRelapseSellar

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