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Complications of acromegaly: thyroid and colon.

Amit TiroshIlan Shimon
Published in: Pituitary (2017)
Thyroid micro-carcinomas are probably over-diagnosed among acromegalic patients. In regard to colon cancer, there is no sufficient data to suggest that colon cancer risk is higher in acromegaly compared to the general population.
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