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Gigantism caused by growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma
Gigantism indicates excessive secretion of growth hormones (GH) during childhood when open epiphyseal growth plates allow for excessive linear growth. Case one involved a 14.7-year-old boy presented with extreme tall stature. His random serum GH level was 38.4 ng/mL, and failure of GH suppression wa...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25077093 http://dx.doi.org/10.6065/apem.2014.19.2.96 |