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Classroom classification

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Gigantism and acromegaly

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Common symptoms

衰弱、尿磷、骨质疏松、多饮、性欲亢进、头颅增大、儿童期过度生长、多尿、闭经

The pathology of disease

Gigantism and acromegaly are growth hormone excess from pituitary adenoma; gigantism in children (tall stature) vs acromegaly in adults (coarse features, large hands/feet); surgery.

Symptoms

Tall stature (gigantism); coarse facial features; large hands/feet; headache/vision; diabetes/HTN; pituitary adenoma

Causes

GH-secreting pituitary adenoma; before (gigantism) vs after (acromegaly) epiphyseal closure.

Treatment

Transsphenoidal surgery; somatostatin analogues; GH receptor antagonist; endocrine follow-up

Dept

Endocrinology / neurosurgery.

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