Endocrinology specialist Dr Preethi Dissanayake discusses this uncommon presentation, in the latest in our series on ...

Acromegaly is a serious endocrine disease associated ... IGF-1 levels but inadequate growth hormone suppression following surgery or elevated IGF-1 concentration in the presence of adequate ...

Acromegaly is curable in some cases. In patients who have a small pituitary gland tumor that can be removed via surgery, the disease can be cured 85% of the time. For patients with large-but ...

If acromegaly was not cured by surgery, therapy with the long-acting somatostatin analog, octreotide, was started. Immunohistochemical examinations of pituitary tumors included labeling for ...

The following is a summary of “Knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians regarding acromegaly: a survey study with ...