CT of the "Tegernsee Giant": juvenile gigantism and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.
We report the radiological findings in the unusual case of the Bavarian "Tegernsee Giant." With conventional radiography, CT, and histologic examination, we succeeded in diagnosing two disorders: The Tegernsee Giant suffered from (a) juvenile gigantism caused by a growth hormone-secreting tumor of the pituitary gland and (b) a polyostotic form of fibrous dysplasia of the skull and multiple bones particularly on the left side of the body.
Vogl
T J
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Department of Radiology, University of Berlin, Germany.
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Dresel
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Bergman
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D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D005877:Gigantism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed