Scientific Programme & Abstracts from the International Meeting in Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE)

impe0096p125 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty | IMPE2023

A multicentric study of germinoma with isolated pituitary stalk involvement during the pandemic of COVID-19 in Chile

Zepeda Diego , Guarda Francisco , Okuma Cecilia , Pablo Fernandez Jose , Naudy Cristián , Isabel Hernandez María

Introduction: Intracranial germ cell tumors (iGCTs) are rare neoplasms that mainly affect adolescents and young adults. iGCTs are divided into germinoma and non-germinomatous germ cell tumors. The hypothalamic-pituitary region is the second primary site of iGCTs after the pineal region. The iGCTs with isolated pituitary stalk involvement are rare and difficult to diagnose. They should be suspected when there is a pituitary stalk thickening >6.5 mm or a coex...