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A recent study conducted at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, examined the impact of radiation treatment on pituitary height in pediatric patients with brain tumors. The researchers found that radiation treatment was a significant predictor of decreased pituitary height at all observed time points. Additionally, chemotherapy or radiotherapy history and pituitary height at 10 years were predictors of endocrine deficiencies. The study suggests that surveillance imaging of pediatric brain tumor survivors should include evaluation of the pituitary gland, and if it is small for age, clinical endocrine evaluation should be pursued. [Extracted from the article]

Biochemicals, Biochemistry, Cancer, Chemicals, Endocrine Research, Health and Medicine, Medulloblastoma, Oncology, Pediatrics Keywords: Biochemicals; Biochemistry; Cancer; Chemicals; Endocrine Research; Health and Medicine; Medulloblastoma; Oncology; Pediatrics EN Biochemicals Biochemistry Cancer Chemicals Endocrine Research Health and Medicine Medulloblastoma Oncology Pediatrics 1173 1173 1 03/23/23 20230317 NES 230317 2023 MAR 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Drug Week -- Researchers detail new data in medulloblastoma. According to the news editors, the research concluded: "HPGA dysfunction is common after treatment for childhood medulloblastoma. [Extracted from the article]