Pituitary gigantism: a case series from Hospital de San José (Bogotá, Colombia).
William Rojas GarcíaHenry Tovar CortesAndrés Florez RomeroPublished in: Archives of endocrinology and metabolism (2019)
This is the largest case series of patients with gigantism described to date in Colombia. Transsphenoidal surgery was the first-choice procedure, but additional pharmacological therapy was usually required. Mutations in the AIP gene should be considered in familial cases of GH-producing adenomas.
Keyphrases
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