In most cases of acromegaly, this excessive growth hormone production stems from a noncancerous tumor in the pituitary gland. However, in rarer instances, the disease can be triggered by tumors ...

The novel consensus statement highlights current analytical pitfalls and the need to optimize disease control in acromegaly. Acromegaly is a serious endocrine disease associated with increased ...

When Ray Kohn started feeling pain in his knees and elbows in 2015, he attributed it to his work as a stunt driver and mechanic. But as the years went on, he began to notice his body changing in ...

Acromegaly is due to hypersecretion of growth ... Medical treatment of the disease is usually with somatostatin analogs. An open, prospective, single-center study by Maiza et al.

Yogi-Morren and Kshettry said Kohn had the clinical features of a disease called acromegaly, a rare illness that causes the body to produce too much human growth hormone. The disease is often ...

Acromegaly is a life-shortening disease where much of the morbidity is caused by insulin resistance, lipotoxicity, and cardiovascular events. Current therapies for acromegaly are associated with ...