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Functioning Pituitary Gland Macroadenoma

A pituitary gland macroadenoma associated with a hormonal syndrome.
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2013
2013
Diabetic ketoacidosis: an unusual presentation of acromegaly.
Secondary diabetes mellitus is known to occur in acromegaly due to insulin resistance caused by growth hormone excess. However… (More)
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2011
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2011
Results of endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery in 40 patients with a growth hormone-secreting macroadenoma
Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery (TS) is the primary treatment of choice for patients with acromegaly. Macroadenomas (>1 cm) are… (More)
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2011
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2011
Sporadic and genetic forms of paediatric somatotropinoma: a retrospective analysis of seven cases and a review of the literature
BACKGROUND Somatotropinoma, a pituitary adenoma characterised by excessive production of growth hormone (GH), is extremely rare… (More)
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2010
2010
The Atypical Cushing Patient
Pituitary-induced bilateral adrenocortical hyperplasia also known as pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease (PDH) accounts for… (More)
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2006
2006
Desensitization to Somatostatin Analogue Observed in a Patient with Acromegaly ( Octreotide )
We encountered a 33-year-old female patient with a pituitary growth hormone (GH)-secreting macroadenoma. The patient was treated… (More)
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2006
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2006
Short-term preoperative octreotide treatment of GH-secreting pituitary adenoma: predictors of tumor shrinkage.
We reviewed the cases of 32 patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting macroadenoma who underwent short-term octreotide… (More)
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2003
2003
Effectiveness of secondary transnasal surgery in GH-secreting pituitary macroadenomas.
Transsphenoidal surgery is the first therapeutic option in acromegaly, but the management of persistent or recurrent cases of the… (More)
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1998
1998
Beneficial gamma-knife radiosurgery in a patient with Nelson's syndrome.
A 50-year-old female patient with Cushing's disease had undergone transsphenoidal removal of the pituitary adenoma and… (More)
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1995
1995
Desensitization to somatostatin analogue (Octreotide) observed in a patient with acromegaly.
We encountered a 33-year-old female patient with a pituitary growth hormone (GH)-secreting macroadenoma. The patient was treated… (More)
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