"Acromegaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acromegaly" by people in Profiles.
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Absence of immunostaining for growth hormone in a subset of patients with acromegaly. Pituitary. 2014 Apr; 17(2):103-8.
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The role of elevated growth hormone on the increased atherosclerosis in patients with acromegaly. Angiology. 2012 Oct; 63(7):492-4.
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Radiation treatment strategies for acromegaly. Neurosurg Focus. 2010 Oct; 29(4):E12.
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Some clues and pitfalls in the diagnosis of acromegaly. Endocr Pract. 2004 Jul-Aug; 10(4):348-52.
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Chiasma syndrome in acromegalic patients--correlation of neuroradiologic and neuroophthalmologic findings. Coll Antropol. 2002 Dec; 26(2):601-8.