Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Factors affecting the final adult height in survivors of childhood brain tumors

Kyong-Ah Yun, Young Ah Lee, Choong Ho Shin, Sei Won Yang, Hee Young Shin, Hyo Seop Ahn, Il Han Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(1):65-73. Published online January 15, 2007

Purpose : Short stature is an important complication that impairs the quality of life in survivors of childhood brain tumors. We studied their final adult height (FAH) to evaluate risk factors for short stature. Methods : We reviewed the medical data of 95 survivors of childhood brain tumors (64 males and 31 females) who had been followed up from 1982 to...

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Endocrine dysfunction and growth in children with medulloblastoma

In Suk Yoon, Ji Young Seo, Choong Ho Shin, Il Han Kim, Hee Young Shin, Sei Won Yang, Hyo Seop Ahn

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(3):292-297. Published online March 15, 2006

Purpose : In medulloblastoma, craniospinal radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy improves the prognosis of tumors but results in significant endocrine morbidities. We studied the endocrine morbidity, especially growth pattern changes. Methods : The medical records of 37 patients with medulloblastoma were reviewed retrospectively for evaluation of endocrine function and growth. We performed the growth hormone stimulation test in 16 patients whose...

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Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilial: Kiruma's disease.

Choong Won Lee, Young Sik Kim, Soon Ki Kim, Il Soo Ha, Hyo Seop Ahn, Je Geun Chi, Il Han Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(10):1416-1421. Published online October 31, 1989

Kimura’s disease is a rare, benign disease characterized by single or multiple subcutaneous nodules, eosinophilia and distinctive histopathologic features. Seven cases of Kimura’s disease under 15 yeaps of age who were admitted to the Dept, of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital from Apr. 1983 to July 1987 were reviewed. The results were as follows: 1) The lesions were noted between the ages of 28 months and...

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