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Of the 36 patients, 21 (58.3%) were girls, and girls predominated in every group except that with ACTH-secreting tumors, where they accounted for only 37.5% of the patients. The average age at the time of surgery was 14.7 \u00b1 2.2 years, the youngest patient being 7.3 years old. The ACTH-secreting tumors were associated with an earlier onset of symptoms than the other tumor types: six (37.5%) of 16 patients became symptomatic before 10 years of age, compared with two (10.0%) of the 20 other patients. Presenting symptoms primarily reflected endocrine dysfunction, with neurological presentation (visual field deficits) occurring in only two patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">There were no deaths in this patient group. Significant operative morbidity included steroid-induced psychosis in one patient and diabetes insipidus in three, which resolved in two. 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