title: The treatment algorithm of acromegaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, Section of Endocrinology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. colao@unina.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pivonello
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cappabianca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardi
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D000236:Adenoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D000465:Algorithms; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003663:Decision Trees; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011986:Receptors, Somatotropin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D011986:Receptors, Somatotropin; D013004:Somatostatin