"Acromegaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw (PROGNATHISM); hands; FEET; HEAD; and THORAX. The most common etiology is a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)
| Descriptor ID |
D000172
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.132.082 C10.228.140.617.738.250.100 C19.700.355.179
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| Concept/Terms |
Acromegaly- Acromegaly
- Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
- Hypersecretion Syndrome, Somatotropin (Acromegaly)
- Hypersecretion Syndromes, Somatotropin (Acromegaly)
- Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndromes (Acromegaly)
- Syndrome, Somatotropin Hypersecretion (Acromegaly)
- Syndromes, Somatotropin Hypersecretion (Acromegaly)
- Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
- Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acromegaly" by people in Profiles.
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Meier ME, Appelman-Dijkstra NM, Collins MT, Geels RES, Stanton RP, de Witte PB, Boyce AM, van de Sande MAJ. Coxa Vara Deformity in Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome: Prevalence, Natural History and Risk Factors: A Two-Center Study. J Bone Miner Res. 2023 07; 38(7):968-975.
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Samson SL, Nachtigall LB, Fleseriu M, Jensterle M, Manning PJ, Elenkova A, Molitch ME, Ludlam WH, Patou G, Haviv A, Biermasz NR, Giustina A, Strasburger CJ, Kennedy L, Melmed S. Durable biochemical response and safety with oral octreotide capsules in acromegaly. Eur J Endocrinol. 2022 Dec 01; 187(6):733-741.
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Martini AE, Zolton JR, DeCherney AH. Isolated Absent Thelarche in a Patient With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Acromegaly. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 01; 131(1):96-99.
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Friedel ME, Johnston DR, Singhal S, Al Khalili K, Farrell CJ, Evans JJ, Nyquist GG, Rosen MR. Airway management and perioperative concerns in acromegaly patients undergoing endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Dec; 149(6):840-4.
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Wade AN, Baccon J, Grady MS, Judy KD, O'Rourke DM, Snyder PJ. Clinically silent somatotroph adenomas are common. Eur J Endocrinol. 2011 Jul; 165(1):39-44.
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Campbell PG, Kenning E, Andrews DW, Yadla S, Rosen M, Evans JJ. Outcomes after a purely endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. Neurosurg Focus. 2010 Oct; 29(4):E5.
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Ahmed I, Jabbour SA. Visual vignette. Endocr Pract. 2009 Nov-Dec; 15(7):766.
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Jabbour SA. Cutaneous manifestations of endocrine disorders: a guide for dermatologists. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2003; 4(5):315-31.
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Veznedaroglu E, Armonda RA, Andrews DW. Diagnosis and therapy for pituitary tumors. Curr Opin Oncol. 1999 Jan; 11(1):27-31.
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Andrews DW. Pituitary adenomas. Curr Opin Oncol. 1997 Jan; 9(1):55-60.