Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Acromegaly

Acromegaly and gigantism are due to excess GH production, usually as a result of a pituitary adenoma. The incidence of acromegaly is 5 cases per million per year and the prevalence is 60 cases per million. Clinical manifestations in each patient depend on the levels of GH and IGF-I, age, tumor size,...

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Autores principales: Lugo, Gloria, Pena, Lara, Cordido, Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22518126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/540398

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22518126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/540398

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