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SAT-467 Gigantism Caused by Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Macroadenoma: A Case Report

Background Gigantism is a rare condition where excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH) occurs before fusion of the epiphyseal growth plates. Clinical Case A 23-year-old Sri Lankan male presented to the Endocrine clinic with extreme tall stature, and was diagnosed to have pituitary gigantism. He h...

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Autores principales: Tham, Ye Ni, Lee, Yingshan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6552304/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-SAT-467