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The effects of somatostatin analogue therapy on pituitary tumor volume in patients with acromegaly

INTRODUCTION: In nearly all cases, acromegaly is caused by excess GH from a pituitary adenoma, resulting in elevated circulating levels of GH and, subsequently, IGF-1. Treatment goals are to eliminate morbidity and restore the increased mortality to normal rates. Therapeutic strategies aim to minimi...

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Autores principales: Colao, Annamaria, Auriemma, Renata S., Pivonello, Rosario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26290466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11102-015-0677-y