title: CT of the "Tegernsee Giant": juvenile gigantism and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vogl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nerlich
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Dresel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergman
mesh_terms: 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