Late presentation of acromegaly in medically controlled prolactinoma patients

Co-secretion of growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) from a single pituitary adenoma is common. In fact, up to 25% of patients with acromegaly may have PRL co-secretion. The prevalence of acromegaly among patients with a newly diagnosed prolactinoma is unknown. Given the possibility of mixed GH a...

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Published in:Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep
Main Authors: Manuylova, Ekaterina, Calvi, Laura M, Hastings, Catherine, Vates, G Edward, Johnson, Mahlon D, Cave, William T, Shafiq, Ismat
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Bioscientifica Ltd 2016
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Unique/Unexpected Symptoms or Presentations of a Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093383/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27855229
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-16-0069
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