Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that arises from the excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH), typically due to a benign tumor on the pituitary gland known as a pituitary adenoma. This ...

Growth-hormone (GH)-producing or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-producing adenomas each account for 10-15% of pituitary adenomas. Adenomas producing thyrotropin (TSH) are rare. S Ezzat is a ...

Growth hormone manages physical development in ... Compare brain tumors and pituitary tumors next. The pituitary gland is physically located in what many would consider the brain, but it is ...

Blindness, headache, adenoma area, and adenoma upward growth distance were negatively correlated with visual recovery (p < 0.05), while the pituitary gland area was positively correlated (p = 0.001).

An acne breakout may be a sign of a rare type of cancer that disrupts hormone production in the body. Pituitary gland cancer ...

[4] Pathology external to the pituitary itself Results in hyperplasia ... apart from one subtype of growth-hormone-secreting adenomas, hormone receptor alterations do not seem to be common events ...

Pituitary diseases are disorders affecting the pituitary gland that ultimately affect the secretion of pituitary hormones. The most frequent conditions are acromegaly (growth hormone excess ...

Gigantism is a disorder in which the pituitary gland overproduces growth hormone. The disorder may develop over time and may not be evident in babies. Sotos syndrome causes rapid growth.

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Growth hormone treatment was continued at a dosage of 20 U/m 2 /week. Growth velocity improved at 13 years of age after his home environment improved following separation of his adoptive parents and ...