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Therapeutic options in the management of acromegaly: focus on lanreotide Autogel(®)

BACKGROUND: In acromegaly, expert surgery is curative in only about 60% of patients. Postoperative radiation therapy is associated with a high incidence of hypopituitarism and its effect on growth hormone (GH) production is slow, so that adjuvant medical treatment becomes of importance in the manage...

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Autores principales: Roelfsema, Ferdinand, Biermasz, Nienke R, Pereira, Alberto M, Romijn, Johannes A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2721386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19707377