Skeletal complications in acromegaly
Hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) is rare and typically results from a pituitary functional tumor – somatotropinoma. It leads to excessive linear bone growth and manifests as gigantism if occurring in childhood and adolescence, before the closure of epiphyses or as a acromegaly in adulthood. The...
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| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Rheumatology |
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