- the
acromegaly is not due to a
pituitary defect. When
these nonpituitary tumors are
surgically removed, GH
levels fall and the
symptoms of
acromegaly improve...
- "Gigantism and
Acromegaly:
Practice Essentials, Background,
Pathophysiology and Etiology". 7
January 2017. "Gigantism and
Acromegaly –
Hormonal and Metabolic...
- noted.
Acromegaly is a
syndrome that
results when the
anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH).
Approximately 90–95% of
acromegaly cases...
- card
manufacturer making fun of
woman with
acromegaly". "Mary Ann Bevan, the world's
ugliest woman",
acromegaly at the
Eugenics Archive Mary Ann
Bevans [sic]...
- of
acromegaly".
Nature Reviews. Endocrinology. 10 (4): 243–248. doi:10.1038/nrendo.2014.21. PMID 24566817.
AlDallal S (August 2018). "
Acromegaly: a challenging...
- name
Somatuline among others, is a
medication used in the
management of
acromegaly and
symptoms caused by
neuroendocrine tumors, most
notably carcinoid syndrome...
-
history to have been both a
dwarf and a giant. He is
believed to have had
acromegaly. Adam
Rainer was born in Graz, Austria-Hungary (present day Austria),...
- an
English actor known for his
dramatic physical appearance caused by
acromegaly. Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the son of
Sleaford dentist Eugene Charles...
-
Region of Ghana.
Abdul Samed was
diagnosed with the
endocrine disorder acromegaly,
which is
caused by an
excess of
growth hormone in the body. An investigation...
-
Octreotide is used for the
treatment of
growth hormone producing tumors (
acromegaly and gigantism), when
surgery is contraindicated,
pituitary tumors that...
