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Acromegaly: eMedicine Endocrinology

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Overview: Increased and unregulated growth hormone (GH) production, usually caused by a GH-secreting pituitary tumor (somatotroph tumor), characterizes acromegaly. Other causes of increased and unregulated GH production, all very rare, include increased growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH) from ...

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Tags: Endocrinology, Hormone, Acromegaly

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What Is Acromegaly? What Causes Acromegaly?

medicalnewstoday.com — “Acromegaly is a syndrome that is brought about by the pituitary gland producing too much growth hormone after puberty. In most cases it is the result of a tumor developing within the gland. The chView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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