Ectopic acromegaly due to a GH-secreting pituitary adenoma in the sphenoid sinus: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: In more than 98% of cases, acromegaly is due to a GH-secreting pituitary adenoma. The term “ectopic acromegaly” includes neuroendocrine tumors secreting GH releasing hormone (GHRH), usually located in the lungs, thymus and endocrine pancreas. Considerably less frequent are cases of ectop...

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Autores principales: Ramírez, Claudia, Hernández-Ramirez, Laura-Cristina, Espinosa-de-los-Monteros, Ana-Laura, Franco, Juan Manuel, Guinto, Gerardo, Mercado, Moises
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24119925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-411

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24119925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-411

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