title: Pituitary disease from the past: a rare case of gigantism in skeletal remains from the Roman Imperial Age.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paleopathology, History of Medicine, and Bioethics, Department of Oncology, Transplants, and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy. simo.min@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minozzi
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pantano
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: di Gennaro
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fornaciari
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Catalano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D005580:Fossils; D005877:Gigantism / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history; D018644:Roman World; D055815:Young Adult