Multiple neoplasia in a patient with pituitary acromegaly.
A case of pituitary acromegaly with multiple nonendocrine neoplasia is reported. The tumorogenic potential of growth hormone, prolactin and other growth factors is discussed.
Lamba
P S
PS
Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Bhansali
A
A
Bose
S M
SM
Dash
R J
RJ
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D013006:Growth Hormone