Diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly.
Acromegaly is an insidious disease that occurs, in the majority of cases, as a result of a pituitary adenoma that hypersecretes growth hormone (GH). The clinical consequences of acromegaly are a function of excess GH secretion and mass effect of the pituitary tumor. The involvement of multiple organ systems may lead to significant morbidity and mortality, prompting the need for rapid and accurate disease recognition and treatment. This brief review will describe current recommendations for management of this uncommon, but debilitating, endocrine disorder.
Katznelson
Laurence
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Departments of Neurosurgery and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. LKatznelson@stanford.edu
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D011379:Prognosis
D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I