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Collision tumors at the skull base: unveiling a somatotroph pituitary adenoma coexisting with a petroclival meningioma. Illustrative case. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Neurosurg Case Lessons
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Acromegaly [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers, 2019
Acromegaly is characterized by increased release of growth hormone and, consequently, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF1), most often by a pituitary adenoma. Prolonged exposure to excess hormone leads to progressive somatic disfigurement and a wide range of systemic manifestations that are associated with increased mortality. Although considered a rare
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Acromegaly

New England Journal of Medicine, 2006
Acromegaly is a slowly progressive disease characterized by 30% increase of mortality rate for cardiovascular disease, respiratory complications and malignancies. The estimated prevalence of the disease is 40 cases/1000000 population with 3-4 new cases/1000000 population per year.
Shlomo Melmed
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ACROMEGALY

Clinical Endocrinology, 1987
SUMMARYA personal series of 256 cases of acromegaly/gigantism seen over a 20‐year period from 1963 is described. The insidious nature of the condition resulted in delay in diagnosis which was often made by a doctor when seeing the patient for an unrelated problem.
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Ectopic Acromegaly

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 1992
Ectopic acromegaly is a rare syndrome (less than 1% of acromegalic patients) caused by ectopic growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) or growth hormone (GH)-producing tumors. Its recognition is clinically important because acromegaly may be a symptom of an aggressive tumor, and different therapeutic approaches are required.
G. Faglia, M. Arosio, N. Bazzoni
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