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An Update on Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors Leading to Acromegaly and Gigantism
An excess of growth hormone (GH) results in accelerated growth and in childhood, the clinical manifestation is gigantism. When GH excess has its onset after epiphyseal fusion at puberty, the overgrowth of soft tissue and bone results in acromegaly. Persistent GH excess in gigantism also causes acrom...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8196981/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34067494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112254 |