title: Acromegaly: analysis of 132 cases treated surgically.
abstract: The surgical treatment of 132 acromegalics is analyzed. There was an equal sex distribution among patients between the ages of 30 and 59. In the younger patients there was a preponderance of males, and the opposite situation occurred in patients older than 59 years. The overall cure rates were 58% (growth hormone (GH) less than 5 ng/ml) and 78% (GH less than 10 ng/ml). Endocrinological evidence of cure was observed most commonly in patients who exhibited preoperative GH values below 70 ng/ml.
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone