Delays in Diagnosis of Pediatric Histologically Confirmed Sellar Germ Cell Tumors in China: A Retrospective Risk Factor Analysis

摘要

BACKGROUND: Sellar germ cell tumors (GCTs) occur more frequently in childhood. Some will present as malignancy with infiltration and metastasis. However, the association between the timeliness of diagnosis and outcome has been controversial. We investigated the clinical risk factors associated with a diagnostic delay in patients with sellar GCTs in China.