Background A 38-year-old woman presented with severe headaches to her primary-care
physician. The patient had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and had begun having …

Pituitary adenoma, removed surgically from a 22-year-old young man with normal serum
growth hormone level, and no evidence of acromegaly by histology, immunohistochemistry …

Acromegaly is a rare disease associated with comorbidities that are common in the general
population. Most patients undergo screening for classic phenotypical (CP) or mass effect …

Introduction: Acromegaly can rarely be caused by an ectopic production of GH or GHRH by
various neoplasms, most commonly neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic or pulmonary …

We report a case of acromegaly with relatively low GH secretion in a patient with GH-
secreting pituitary macroadenoma. The 44-year-old male patient presented with left …

Abstract Disclosure: JN Shapiro: None. TX Lu: None. J. Eapen: None. JG Karam: None.
Gonadotroph adenomas are the most common subtype of nonfunctional pituitary adenomas …

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) is an autosomal dominant disorder
characterized by parathyroid, pancreatic islet, and pituitary tumors. Approximately 40% of …

Acromegaly, an insidious neuroendocrine disorder, leads to debilitating acral and metabolic
disturbances (1). The disease has long been recognized to be associated with enhanced …

To characterize the morphological and functional aspects of silent somatotroph adenomas
with paradoxical responses of GH in TRH or GnRH provocation tests, which are considered …

Acromegaly is a rare disorder caused by excessive growth hormone. Majority of acromegaly
are due to pituitary adenoma. It is estimated that 5% of pituitary adenoma become invasive …