A young man’s undiagnosed acromegaly leads to severe cardiac complications, highlighting the genetic links and diagnostic ...

The most common cause of a pituitary mass is a pituitary adenoma (90% of all pituitary ... There are no clinical signs to suggest either acromegaly or Cushing's disease'. The endocrinologists ...

In most cases of acromegaly, this excessive growth hormone production stems from a noncancerous tumor in the pituitary gland. However, in rarer instances, the disease can be triggered by tumors ...

Pituitary adenomas are tiny lumps which grow within the pituitary gland. These can cause problems by producing extra hormones, for example growth hormone resulting in acromegaly, by preventing the ...

Reports of familial pituitary adenomas date back to more than a century ago, though information is sparse. The term acromegaly was first used by Pierre Marie in 1886 but patients with acromegaly have ...

The various surgical and radiologic methods of treating acromegaly have dramatically ... reduction of abnormal endocrine secretions of the pituitary adenoma; and arrest of local expansion of ...

Serum prolactin levels <2,000 mU/l should be attributed to nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas that require ... limit (if macroadenoma is present and acromegaly and Cushing's disease can be excluded ...

Adenomas are tumors that grow on the ... This tests for conditions involving overactive pituitary function, such as acromegaly. By suppressing growth hormone production using specific drugs ...

we offer comprehensive and expert care for all pituitary-related disorders, including all tumors of the pituitary and sellar region. Pituitary disorders are often complex, and successful diagnosis and ...