Over the past decade, important progress in the treatment options for acromegaly has been made, which required an update of the 'Cortina criteria for cure' described in a consensus statement of ...

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Acromegaly due to ectopic secretion of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) is a rare disorder. The signs and symptoms of ectopic acromegaly are indistinguishable from acromegaly due to a ...

Patients with acromegaly require fortnightly or monthly injections of somatostatin analogs during clinic visits. The introduction of lanreotide, in the form of Somatuline Autogel ® (SCRAS ...

Colleen, from Virginia in the United States, suffers from a rare genetic condition called acromegaly or gigantism. The gene caused Charles Byrne, born in 1761 near Cookstown and known as the ...