Acromegaly: A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw (PROGNATHISM); hands; FEET; HEAD; and THORAX. The most common etiology is a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)Human Growth Hormone: A 191-amino acid polypeptide hormone secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR), also known as GH or somatotropin. Synthetic growth hormone, termed somatropin, has replaced the natural form in therapeutic usage such as treatment of dwarfism in children with growth hormone deficiency.Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma: A pituitary tumor that secretes GROWTH HORMONE. In humans, excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE leads to ACROMEGALY.Pituitary Neoplasms: Neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the PITUITARY GLAND. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties (see ADENOMA, BASOPHIL; ADENOMA, ACIDOPHIL; and ADENOMA, CHROMOPHOBE). Pituitary tumors may compress adjacent structures, including the HYPOTHALAMUS, several CRANIAL NERVES, and the OPTIC CHIASM. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal HEMIANOPSIA.Octreotide: A potent, long-acting synthetic SOMATOSTATIN octapeptide analog that inhibits secretion of GROWTH HORMONE and is used to treat hormone-secreting tumors; DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; HYPERINSULINISM; hypergastrinemia; and small bowel fistula.Somatostatin: A 14-amino acid peptide named for its ability to inhibit pituitary GROWTH HORMONE release, also called somatotropin release-inhibiting factor. It is expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems, the gut, and other organs. SRIF can also inhibit the release of THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; INSULIN; and GLUCAGON besides acting as a neurotransmitter and neuromodulator. In a number of species including humans, there is an additional form of somatostatin, SRIF-28 with a 14-amino acid extension at the N-terminal.Gigantism: The condition of accelerated and excessive GROWTH in children or adolescents who are exposed to excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE before the closure of EPIPHYSES. It is usually caused by somatotroph hyperplasia or a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. These patients are of abnormally tall stature, more than 3 standard deviations above normal mean height for age.Insulin-Like Growth Factor I: A well-characterized basic peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like, and mitogenic activities. This growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on GROWTH HORMONE. It is believed to be mainly active in adults in contrast to INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II, which is a major fetal growth factor.Growth Hormone: A polypeptide that is secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Growth hormone, also known as somatotropin, stimulates mitosis, cell differentiation and cell growth. Species-specific growth hormones have been synthesized.Adenoma: A benign epithelial tumor with a glandular organization.Bromocriptine: A semisynthetic ergotamine alkaloid that is a dopamine D2 agonist. It suppresses prolactin secretion.Adenoma, Acidophil: A benign tumor, usually found in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, whose cells stain with acid dyes. Such pituitary tumors may give rise to excessive secretion of growth hormone, resulting in gigantism or acromegaly. A specific type of acidophil adenoma may give rise to nonpuerperal galactorrhea. (Dorland, 27th ed)Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone: A peptide of 44 amino acids in most species that stimulates the release and synthesis of GROWTH HORMONE. GHRF (or GRF) is synthesized by neurons in the ARCUATE NUCLEUS of the HYPOTHALAMUS. After being released into the pituitary portal circulation, GHRF stimulates GH release by the SOMATOTROPHS in the PITUITARY GLAND.Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone: A tripeptide that stimulates the release of THYROTROPIN and PROLACTIN. It is synthesized by the neurons in the PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS of the HYPOTHALAMUS. After being released into the pituitary portal circulation, TRH (was called TRF) stimulates the release of TSH and PRL from the ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND.Receptors, Somatotropin: Cell surface proteins that bind GROWTH HORMONE with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Activation of growth hormone receptors regulates amino acid transport through cell membranes, RNA translation to protein, DNA transcription, and protein and amino acid catabolism in many cell types. Many of these effects are mediated indirectly through stimulation of the release of somatomedins.Ergolines: A series of structurally-related alkaloids that contain the ergoline backbone structure.Peptides, Cyclic: Peptides whose amino and carboxy ends are linked together with a peptide bond forming a circular chain. Some of them are ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS. Some of them are biosynthesized non-ribosomally (PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS, NON-RIBOSOMAL).Adenoma, Chromophobe: A benign tumor of the anterior pituitary in which the cells do not stain with acidic or basic dyes.Prolactinoma: A pituitary adenoma which secretes PROLACTIN, leading to HYPERPROLACTINEMIA. Clinical manifestations include AMENORRHEA; GALACTORRHEA; IMPOTENCE; HEADACHE; visual disturbances; and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA.Hyperprolactinemia: Increased levels of PROLACTIN in the BLOOD, which may be associated with AMENORRHEA and GALACTORRHEA. Relatively common etiologies include PROLACTINOMA, medication effect, KIDNEY FAILURE, granulomatous diseases of the PITUITARY GLAND, and disorders which interfere with the hypothalamic inhibition of prolactin release. Ectopic (non-pituitary) production of prolactin may also occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp77-8)Pituitary Gland: A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM.Macroglossia: The presence of an excessively large tongue, which may be congenital or may develop as a result of a tumor or edema due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels, or it may occur in association with hyperpituitarism or acromegaly. It also may be associated with malocclusion because of pressure of the tongue on the teeth. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)Sphenoid Bone: An irregular unpaired bone situated at the SKULL BASE and wedged between the frontal, temporal, and occipital bones (FRONTAL BONE; TEMPORAL BONE; OCCIPITAL BONE). Sphenoid bone consists of a median body and three pairs of processes resembling a bat with spread wings. The body is hollowed out in its inferior to form two large cavities (SPHENOID SINUS).Hormones: Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various ENDOCRINE GLANDS and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects.Hypercementosis: A regressive change of teeth characterized by excessive development of secondary cementum on the tooth surface. It may occur on any part of the root, but the apical two-thirds are most commonly affected. (Dorland, 27th ed)Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic: FIBROUS DYSPLASIA OF BONE affecting several bones. When melanotic pigmentation (CAFE-AU-LAIT SPOTS) and multiple endocrine hyperfunction are additionally associated it is referred to as Albright syndrome.Glucose Tolerance Test: A test to determine the ability of an individual to maintain HOMEOSTASIS of BLOOD GLUCOSE. It includes measuring blood glucose levels in a fasting state, and at prescribed intervals before and after oral glucose intake (75 or 100 g) or intravenous infusion (0.5 g/kg).Hormone Antagonists: Chemical substances which inhibit the function of the endocrine glands, the biosynthesis of their secreted hormones, or the action of hormones upon their specific sites.Hypophysectomy: Surgical removal or destruction of the hypophysis, or pituitary gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)Endocrine Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on any endocrine gland.Combined Modality Therapy: The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used.Meglutol: An antilipemic agent which lowers cholesterol, triglycerides, serum beta-lipoproteins and phospholipids. It acts by interfering with the enzymatic steps involved in the conversion of acetate to hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A as well as inhibiting the activity of HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES which is the rate limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of cholesterol.Mastectomy, Extended Radical: Radical mastectomy with removal of the ipsilateral half of the sternum and a portion of ribs two through five with the underlying pleura and the internal mammary lymph nodes.Radiotherapy, Adjuvant: Radiotherapy given to augment some other form of treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.Radiotherapy, Conformal: Radiotherapy where there is improved dose homogeneity within the tumor and reduced dosage to uninvolved structures. The precise shaping of dose distribution is achieved via the use of computer-controlled multileaf collimators.Product Surveillance, Postmarketing: Surveillance of drugs, devices, appliances, etc., for efficacy or adverse effects, after they have been released for general sale.Computers, Mainframe: Large computers in both size and capacity.Clinical Trials, Phase IV as Topic: Planned post-marketing studies of diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques that have been approved for general sale. These studies are often conducted to obtain additional data about the safety and efficacy of a product. This concept includes phase IV studies conducted in both the U.S. and in other countries.NewsNewspapers: Publications printed and distributed daily, weekly, or at some other regular and usually short interval, containing news, articles of opinion (as editorials and letters), features, advertising, and announcements of current interest. (Webster's 3d ed)Research: Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)Mass Media: Instruments or technological means of communication that reach large numbers of people with a common message: press, radio, television, etc.Minoxidil: A potent direct-acting peripheral vasodilator (VASODILATOR AGENTS) that reduces peripheral resistance and produces a fall in BLOOD PRESSURE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p371)Encyclopedias as Topic: Works containing information articles on subjects in every field of knowledge, usually arranged in alphabetical order, or a similar work limited to a special field or subject. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)Rare Diseases: A large group of diseases which are characterized by a low prevalence in the population. They frequently are associated with problems in diagnosis and treatment.Phonocardiography: Graphic registration of the heart sounds picked up as vibrations and transformed by a piezoelectric crystal microphone into a varying electrical output according to the stresses imposed by the sound waves. The electrical output is amplified by a stethograph amplifier and recorded by a device incorporated into the electrocardiograph or by a multichannel recording machine.Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular: Enlargement of the LEFT VENTRICLE of the heart. This increase in ventricular mass is attributed to sustained abnormal pressure or volume loads and is a contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Echocardiography: Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.Thallium Radioisotopes: Unstable isotopes of thallium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Tl atoms with atomic weights 198-202, 204, and 206-210 are thallium radioisotopes.Hydrocortisone: The main glucocorticoid secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, adrenocortical deficiency, shock, and some neoplastic conditions.Medical Laboratory Science: The specialty related to the performance of techniques in clinical pathology such as those in hematology, microbiology, and other general clinical laboratory applications.Treatment Outcome: Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.
Neurosurgery restores late GH rise after glucose-induced suppression in cured acromegalics. (1/672)
OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: A decrease of GH levels below 2 microg/l after an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is still currently accepted as the gold standard for assessing cure in surgically treated acromegaly. Whether glucose-induced suppression of GH is accompanied by a restoration of normal GH late rebound has not yet been evaluated in this disease. In order to assess the restoration of normal GH regulation after removal of a pituitary adenoma, we have evaluated GH changes after an OGTT in a series of selected acromegalic patients (transsphenoidal surgery and lack of pituitary failure). METHODS: Twenty-nine patients (13 male, 16 female, age range 27-70 years) entered the study. Their neuroradiological imaging before neurosurgery showed microadenoma in 7, intrasellar macroadenoma in 8 and macroadenoma with extrasellar extension in 14. Plasma GH levels were assayed up to 300 min after glucose administration (75 g p.o.) and IGF-I on basal samples. RESULTS: Basal GH levels were below 5 microg/l in 20 patients and below 2 microg/l in 5 of these. Normal age-adjusted IGF-I levels were observed in 12 patients. GH values were suppressed below 2 microg/l during an OGTT in 13 patients, and below 1 microg/l in 7 of these. In 9 patients out of these 13, a marked rise in GH levels occurred after nadir. Baseline and nadir GH values of these 9 patients were not different from the corresponding values of the other 4 patients without OGTT-induced late GH peaks. CONCLUSIONS: GH rebound after GH nadir occurs in acromegalic patients considered as cured on the basis of OGTT-induced GH suppression and/or IGF-I normalization. The restoration of this physiological response could be regarded as a marker of recovered/preserved integrity of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Even though the reason for this GH rebound has not yet been elucidated (GHRH discharge?/end of somatostatin inhibition?), the lack of late GH peak in the patients regarded as cured by the usual criteria could be due to injury to the pituitary stalk caused by the adenoma or by surgical manipulation. (+info)Kleine-Levin and Munchausen syndromes in a patient with recurrent acromegaly. (2/672)
Hypothalamic disease often affects the patients' personality and this also applies to pituitary tumors with suprasellar extension. We report on a patient with a 12-year history of recurrent acromegaly, treated with three transphenoidal operations, single field radiation therapy and bromocriptine/octreotide administration. During the course of follow-up she presented with self-inflicted anemia and Kleine-Levin syndrome (hypersomnia, hyperphagia and hypersexuality). Furthermore, she developed post-radiation necrosis within the right temporal lobe. Whether her neurological and personality disorders result - at least partially - from the acromegaly or the temporal lobe necrosis remains unclear. (+info)Growth in Sotos syndrome. (3/672)
Although there are several reports on infant and childhood growth in patients with Sotos syndrome, there is little information on the final height achieved and puberty. Growth data on 40 patients (20 female and 20 male) aged 2-31 years were collected. These showed that patients with Sotos syndrome are excessively tall at birth, during infancy, and during childhood. Disproportionately long limbs constitute much of the increase in stature. However, the combination of advanced bone age and early onset of menarche led to a mean (SD) final height of 172.9 (5.7) cm in women. This is within the normal range for the population. Most of the men also attained a final height (mean, 184.3 cm; SD, 6.0) within the normal range, although exceptions were more likely in men than in women. Therefore, these results show that most patients with Sotos syndrome do not require intervention to limit their adult height. (+info)Cell death in acromegalic cardiomyopathy. (4/672)
BACKGROUND: Prolonged untreated acromegaly leads to a nonspecific myopathy characterized by ventricular dysfunction and failure. However, the mechanisms responsible for the alterations of cardiac pump function remain to be defined. Because cell death is implicated in most cardiac disease processes, the possibility has been raised that myocyte apoptosis may occur in the acromegalic heart, contributing to the deterioration of ventricular hemodynamics. METHODS AND RESULTS: Ten acromegalic patients with diastolic dysfunction and 4 also with systolic dysfunction were subjected to electrocardiography, Holter monitoring, 2-dimensional echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and biventricular and coronary angiography before surgical removal of a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma. Endomyocardial biopsies were obtained and analyzed quantitatively in terms of tissue scarring and myocyte and nonmyocyte apoptosis. Myocardial samples from papillary muscles of patients who underwent valve replacement for mitral stenosis were used for comparison. The presence of apoptosis in myocytes and interstitial cells was determined by confocal microscopy with the use of 2 histochemical methods, consisting of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) assay and Taq probe in situ ligation. Acromegaly was characterized by a 495-fold and 305-fold increase in apoptosis of myocytes and nonmyocytes, respectively. The magnitude of myocyte apoptosis correlated with the extent of impairment in ejection fraction and the duration of the disease. A similar correlation was found with the magnitude of collagen accumulation, indicative of previous myocyte necrosis. Myocyte death was independent from the hormonal levels of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1. Apoptosis of interstitial cells did not correlate with ejection fraction. CONCLUSIONS: Myocyte cell death, apoptotic and necrotic in nature, may be critical for the development of ventricular dysfunction and its progression to cardiac failure with acromegaly. (+info)Prolonged large bowel transit increases serum deoxycholic acid: a risk factor for octreotide induced gallstones. (5/672)
BACKGROUND: Treatment of acromegaly with octreotide increases the proportion of deoxycholic acid in, and the cholesterol saturation of, bile and induces the formation of gallstones. Prolongation of intestinal transit has been proposed as the mechanism for the increase in the proportion of deoxycholic acid in bile. AIMS: To study the effects of octreotide on intestinal transit in acromegalic patients during octreotide treatment, and to examine the relation between intestinal transit and bile acid composition in fasting serum. METHODS: Mouth to caecum and large bowel transit times, and the proportion of deoxycholic acid in fasting serum were measured in non-acromegalic controls, acromegalic patients untreated with octreotide, acromegalics on long term octreotide, and patients with simple constipation. Intestinal transit and the proportion of deoxycholic acid were compared in acromegalic patients before and during octreotide. RESULTS: Acromegalics untreated with octreotide had longer mouth to caecum and large bowel transit times than controls. Intestinal transit was further prolonged by chronic octreotide treatment. There were significant linear relations between large bowel transit time and the proportion of deoxycholic acid in the total, conjugated, and unconjugated fractions of fasting serum. CONCLUSIONS: These data support the hypothesis that, by prolonging large bowel transit, octreotide increases the proportion of deoxycholic acid in fasting serum (and, by implication, in bile) and thereby the risk of gallstone formation. (+info)Pituitary tumours in the elderly: a 20 year experience. (6/672)
The proportion of the elderly in the population is increasing, and the appreciation and management of medical problems in this age group will therefore become more important. We therefore decided to determine the clinical features and types of pituitary tumour presenting in the elderly, and to examine the treatment and outcome in this group. We conducted a retrospective case-note review from a specialist endocrine and neurosurgical unit in a tertiary referral centre. Eighty-four patients aged 65 years and over on diagnosis of a pituitary tumour were referred to the unit between 1975 and 1996. There were 45 males and 39 females, and the mean age was 72.4 years (range 65-86). Over half of the pituitary lesions were non-functioning adenomas (NFAs) (60.7%). GH-secreting tumours were present in 11 (13.1%) and macroprolactinomas in 7 (8.1%). Four patients had microadenomas and 17 had miscellaneous pituitary-related lesions. Visual deterioration was the commonest mode of presentation in 33 (39.3%), but 54 (64.3%) had evidence of visual impairment on detailed examination. Despite the majority of patients (80.8%) having coexisting medical conditions, trans-sphenoidal surgery was performed in 60 (71.4%) and was well tolerated with a zero peri- and post-operative mortality rate, and post-operative complications in 11 (13.1%). Pituitary tumours in the elderly are most frequently NFAs that present with visual deterioration and hypopituitarism. The fact that 46.5% were pan-hypopituitary on diagnosis and that 64.3% of patients had visual impairment suggests a delay in diagnosis in this age group. Despite significant coexisting medical pathology in this large series of patients, surgery was safe and successful in the majority. (+info)Octreotide suppresses the incretin glucagon-like peptide (7-36) amide in patients with acromegaly or clinically nonfunctioning pituitary tumors and in healthy subjects. (7/672)
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of octreotide on glucagon-like peptide (7-36) amide (GLP-1) and insulin secretion in patients with pituitary tumors during preoperative treatment and in healthy subjects. DESIGN: Open design prospective clinical study. METHODS: Eighteen patients with pituitary macroadenomas (13 clinically nonfunctioning (NFA; 11/13 had GH insufficiency), 5 GH secreting (GHA)) received preoperative octreotide treatment: 3x100 microg/day s. c. for 3 months, and 3x500 microg/day s.c. for an additional 3 months. Seven healthy subjects received (for ethical reasons) only 3x100 microg/day for 10 days. A standardized meal (St-M) test, oral glucose test (oGTT) and i.v. glucose test (ivGTT) were done before octreotide therapy, on days 1, 2 and 3 (D1,2,3), after 3 months (M3) and 6 months (M6) of octreotide treatment in the patients, and before treatment, on D1,2,3 and on D8,9,10 of octreotide treatment in the healthy subjects. Serum GLP-1, insulin and GH as well as plasma glucose were determined for 180 min (oGTT, St-M) or 120 min (ivGTT). RESULTS: Pretreatment fasting GLP-1 concentrations as well as integrated responses (area under the curve 0-180 min) to oGTT and St-M were not significantly different between NFA, GHA and healthy subjects. During the oGTT, octreotide initially almost abolished the early (0-60 min) and diminished the late (60-180 min) GLP-1 and insulin responses in patients and healthy subjects. At M6 integrated insulin responses had significantly recovered, while the increase in GLP-1 response failed to reach significance (GLP-1: 56.5% of pretreatment at D2 versus 93.5% at M6 and 41.2 versus 63.1% in NFA and GHA respectively; insulin: 50.2 versus 71.2% and 35.5 versus 70. 4%). An escape of GLP-1 and insulin in healthy subjects (D2 versus D9) was not significant. Intestinal glucose absorption was apparently not reduced, since the early glucose rise was similar before and during octreotide treatment. During the St-M the GLP-1 and insulin responses were similarly suppressed by octreotide and recovered during ongoing treatment (GLP-1: 49.6% of pretreatment at D1 versus 79.0% at M6 in NFA and 46.9 versus 52.9% in GHA. Insulin: 27.6 versus 83.9% and 23.5 versus 54.4%). The escape was significant in NFA but not in GHA. In the healthy subjects the escape was already significant on D8 (GLP-1: 39.5% of pretreatment at D1 versus 68.3% at D8; insulin: 36.6 versus 53.8%). During the ivGTT GLP-1 did not increase. The early insulin response (0-30 min) was abolished by octreotide, followed by a reduced peak at 60 min. The reduction of the integrated insulin response during ivGTT was similar to that during oGTT. An insulin escape reached significance only for NFA (52. 6% of pretreatment at D3 versus 66.7% at M6). Glucose tolerance (KG value) deteriorated and did not improve during ongoing treatment. Octreotide suppressed the median GH concentration (8h profile) of the GHA patients from 10.3 microg/l (pretreatment) to 5.8, 6.3 and 3. 7 microg/l at D4, M3 and M6 with no escape. GH was 1.5 microg/l postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: Octreotide abolishes the early and diminishes the late GLP-1 and insulin responses to oGTT and St-M in NFA and GHA patients and in healthy subjects. In contrast to GH, both hormones partially escape from suppression during ongoing therapy. During treatment with our conventional octreotide doses suppression of insulin secretion is maximal. Under these conditions an effect of the additional loss of GLP-1 is not apparent. Basal GLP-1 concentrations and integrated responses to oGTT and St-M were similar in healthy subjects and in patients with GH excess or GH insufficiency. (+info)A case of acromegaly accompanied by adrenal preclinical Cushing's syndrome. (8/672)
We encountered a 58-year-old woman with acromegaly accompanied by a cortisol-secreting adrenal tumor without clinical features of hypercortisolism. The simultaneous occurrence of these two endocrinopathies in one individual is extremely rare. She was diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus 8 years ago. Afterwards, in spite of insulin therapy, her hyperglycemia could not be well controlled. Her acromegaly and preclinical Cushing's syndrome were histopathologically proven to be due to a pituitary adenoma and an adrenocortical adenoma, respectively. Successful treatment for these endocrinopathies resulted in greatly improved blood sugar control because of a reduction in insulin resistance. In this case of preclinical Cushing's syndrome, replacement therapy with glucocorticoid was able to be discontinued at only 8 weeks after adrenalectomy, so that the period of necessary replacement was much shorter than that for overt Cushing's syndrome. This is the first report describing insulin resistance before and after treatment in a case of acromegaly accompanied by adrenal preclinical Cushing's syndrome. (+info)Acromegaly is an alternative diagnosis. From photographs of Rachmaninov in the 1920s and his portrait by Konstantin Somov in ... Speculations about Marfan syndrome and acromegaly[edit]. Along with his musical gifts, Rachmaninoff possessed physical gifts ... Melanoma is associated with acromegaly and may have been a final clue to Rachmaninov's diagnosis. ... although carpal tunnel syndrome or simply swelling and puffiness of the hands associated with acromegaly may have been the ...
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For example, acromegaly results from excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH) often being released by a pituitary adenoma. ... Scacchi, Massimo; Francesco Cavagnini (2006). "Acromegaly". Pituitary. 9 (4): 297-303. doi:10.1007/s11102-006-0409-4. ISSN 1573 ...
In acromegaly, a condition caused and maintained by highly elevated GH/IGF-1 levels, overall, there appears to be little or no ... Jenkins PJ (2004). "Acromegaly and cancer". Horm. Res. 62 Suppl 1: 108-15. doi:10.1159/000080768. PMID 15761242. Nathan A. ... In addition, there appears to be an increased risk of colorectal cancer and pre-malignant tubular adenomas in acromegaly. In ... Loeper S, Ezzat S (2008). "Acromegaly: re-thinking the cancer risk". Rev. Endocr. Metab. Disord. 9 (1): 41-58. doi:10.1007/ ...
Insulin is the principal hormone that regulates the uptake of glucose from the blood into most cells of the body, especially liver, adipose tissue and muscle, except smooth muscle, in which insulin acts via the IGF-1. Therefore, deficiency of insulin or the insensitivity of its receptors play a central role in all forms of diabetes mellitus.[55] The body obtains glucose from three main sources: the intestinal absorption of food; the breakdown of glycogen, the storage form of glucose found in the liver; and gluconeogenesis, the generation of glucose from non-carbohydrate substrates in the body.[56] Insulin plays a critical role in balancing glucose levels in the body. Insulin can inhibit the breakdown of glycogen or the process of gluconeogenesis, it can stimulate the transport of glucose into fat and muscle cells, and it can stimulate the storage of glucose in the form of glycogen.[56] Insulin is released into the blood by beta cells (β-cells), found in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, ...
Commonly, patients will also have acromegaly with enlargement of the hands, feet, and jaw. After puberty, additional symptoms ... acromegaly; insulin resistance; and high serum levels of triglycerides. Genetic testing can also confirm the disease, as ...
Conversely, acromegaly and gigantism are conditions of GH and IGF-1 excess usually due to a pituitary tumor, and are ... Adigun O, Mesfin F (2017). "Acromegaly". PMID 28613738. De Groot LJ, Chrousos G, Dungan K, Feingold KR, Grossman A, Hershman JM ...
"Gigantism and Acromegaly: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology and Etiology". 2017-01-07. "Gigantism and Acromegaly ... See acromegaly for additional treatment possibilities. Gigantism, also known as giantism (from Greek γίγας gigas, "giant", ... Characteristics more similar to those seen in acromegaly may occur in patients that are closer in age to adolescence since they ... Acromegaly Deep-sea gigantism Dwarfism Giant of Castelnau Growth hormone Homo heidelbergensis Hypothalamic-pituitary-somatic ...
Gigantism and Acromegaly at eMedicine Aguirre, Alfredo (2014). Cellular Endocrinology in Health and Disease. Elsevier. p. 24. ... ISBN 978-0-12-408134-5. "Acromegaly". NIH. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive, Kidney Disease. 2014. Retrieved 28 ... Hyperpituitarism~treatment at eMedicine "National Guideline Clearinghouse , Acromegaly: an Endocrine Society clinical practice ... gigantism or acromegaly, which can be identified by clinical and radiographic results. Cushing's disease diagnosis is done with ...
Factors which contribute to insulin resistance include obesity and endocrine diseases such as acromegaly. Acromegaly affects 20 ...
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Duarte FH, Jallad RS, Bronstein MD (November 2016). "Estrogens and selective estrogen receptor modulators in acromegaly". ...
Somavert (pegvisomant) for Acromegaly. Sutent (sunitinib) for cancer and a chemotherapy drug. Toviaz (fesoterodine) for ...
The 1858 image of Pio Pico was used as an example of florid acromegaly in the scientific review paper "Acromegaly Pathogenesis ... Acromegaly is usually a fatal illness if untreated; 80% of patients die within 10 years of the diagnosis. But, Pico survived 36 ... With a height of 67 inches in his forties, his acromegaly must have begun after puberty, or he would have manifested gigantism ... The 1852 daguerreotype of Pio Pico may be the earliest objective image of acromegaly ever recorded since the disease was not ...
After completing clinical trials, it was approved for the treatment of acromegaly by the FDA in 2003 and marketed by Pfizer. ... It is primarily used if the pituitary gland tumor causing the acromegaly cannot be controlled with surgery or radiation, and ... Pegvisomant (trade name Somavert) is a growth hormone receptor antagonist used in the treatment of acromegaly. ... "Treatment of acromegaly with the GH receptor antagonist pegvisomant in clinical practice: Safety and efficacy evaluation from ...
Salenave, Sylvie; Boyce, Alison M.; Collins, Michael T.; Chanson, Philippe (2014-6). "Acromegaly and McCune-Albright Syndrome ...
"Carpel Tunnel Syndrome in Acromegaly". Treatmentandsymptoms.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2011-10-05 ... acromegaly, and use of corticosteroids and estrogens. Carpal tunnel syndrome is also associated with repetitive activities of ... the hand and wrist, in particular with a combination of forceful and repetitive activities Acromegaly causes excessive ...
In 2013, Pesi was diagnosed with Acromegaly while filming 42. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa removed his tumor, and Pesi credits "Dr ... "Gino Anthony Pesi: Actor and Acromegaly Survivor". "Instagram post by Gino Anthony Pesi • Mar 3, 2017 at 11:18pm UTC". ...
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- Although most of the cases are idiopathic, several local and systemic factors are also linked to this condition, such as Paget's disease, acromegaly, vitamin A deficiency, etc. (elsevier.com)
- This complex genetic disorder may have other endocrine syndromes like hyperthyroidism, acromegaly, and Cushing syndrome. (travelformedicaltreatment.com)
- What are the signs and symptoms of acromegaly? (drugs.com)
- Once in a while, tumors in the pancreas, liver, or parts of the brain can cause acromegaly by producing higher levels of another hormone, called IGF-1, which causes the symptoms you see. (webmd.com)
- Pegvisomant (Somavert) directly blocks the effects of growth hormone, and has been shown to improve symptoms of acromegaly. (smore.com)
- These symptoms are caused not by the acromegaly itself, but by the pituitary tumor. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Acromegaly that affects the heart or blood pressure or causes diabetes may have the following symptoms. (emedicinehealth.com)
- The amount of time that lapses between the onset of acromegaly symptoms and the point when patients are accurately diagnosed with the condition may impact their psychosocial well-being, according to a new study. (endocrineweb.com)
- Information was gathered on the amount of time that lapsed between the onset of symptoms, patients' first attempts at seeking medical advice, and their final diagnosis of acromegaly. (endocrineweb.com)
- The results showed that patients in rural areas waited longer to seek medical advice after the onset of acromegaly symptoms. (endocrineweb.com)
- It is usually caused by benign pituitary tumor (adenoma), however, in rare cases acromegaly symptoms can be observed due to ineffective control of growth hormone-secreting cells by hypothalamus. (openpr.com)
- As acromegaly is a non-preventable disease, early detection of the disease will help to cure the disease symptoms. (openpr.com)
- Increasing awareness to differentiate between acromegaly and other disorders like gigantism, Marfan syndrome, and Pachydermoperiostosis, and further detecting the symptoms and diagnosing it will help in propelling the acromegaly treatment market growth. (openpr.com)
- For instance, Acromegaly Awareness Day was celebrated on November 1, 2017 for the first time by World Alliance of Pituitary Organization (WAPO) and Pituitary Network Association to increase awareness on diagnosing the symptoms of this disease without any delay. (openpr.com)
- Development of symptoms in acromegaly is often slow and gradual. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Acromegaly is a rare disorder that develops slowly, with a wide variety of symptoms. (endocrineweb.com)
- In two recent studies, 2,3 researchers uncovered some interesting findings about the symptoms and signs that tend to occur early, differences in the symptoms experienced by women and men, as well as the need for more aggressive screening in order to assess the presence of commonly occurring conditions that may come along with the diagnosis of acromegaly. (endocrineweb.com)
- Initial symptoms of acromegaly can be caused by the physical effects of the tumour on surrounding tissues (eg, headaches, visual disturbances) or by the consequences of overgrowth of bones, cartilage, tissues, and organs. (dermnetnz.org)
- rms and head are symptoms of the acromegaly. (sharecare.com)
- If you suspect you have symptoms of acromegaly, contact your family doctor for a medical evaluation. (sharecare.com)
- Abnormal growth in the legs, chest, arms and head are symptoms of the acromegaly. (sharecare.com)
- Symptoms of acromegaly vary depending on what age the disease occurs and other factors. (rightdiagnosis.com)
- Symptoms of diabetes are often the first signs of acromegaly and include excessive thirst, excessive urination, and increased appetite. (mercola.com)
- During her evaluation at the surgery unit for toxic multinodular goitre it was noticed that her acromegaly symptoms were persisting, and she had recurrent pituitary macroadenoma in MRI. (endocrine-abstracts.org)
- The early recognition of acromegaly can be a major challenge for general healthcare physicians or specialists, as signs and symptoms may be subtle. (future-science-group.com)
- See a doctor if you or your child develop symptoms of acromegaly or gigantism. (healthcommunities.com)
- I have several current acromegaly symptoms and complications and a micro adenoma. (pituitary.org)
- 165 patients with clinically and biochemically proven acromegaly were questioned about the diagnostic process and utilization of health care by means of a self-developed standardized postal survey including questions on acromegaly symptoms experienced before diagnosis, number and specialty of consulted doctors, time to diagnosis and aftercare. (diva-portal.org)
- Profile of a 90 year old woman's face showing the symptoms of acromegaly. (sciencephoto.com)
- Acromegaly can cause a wide range of symptoms, which tend to develop very slowly over time. (wales.nhs.uk)
- Acromegaly can usually be successfully treated, but early diagnosis and treatment is important to prevent the symptoms getting worse and reduce the chance of complications. (wales.nhs.uk)
- Most of the symptoms of acromegaly are due to the excess of growth hormone itself, but some come from the tumour pressing on nearby tissues. (wales.nhs.uk)
- The type of treatment offered for acromegaly depends on the symptoms you have. (wales.nhs.uk)
- Acromegaly can cause several complications if left untreated. (news-medical.net)
- Vigilance regarding these complications is part of management of acromegaly. (news-medical.net)
- Without treatment acromegaly can cause severe complications and even death. (news-medical.net)
- The issue of osteoarticular manifestations is still very actual, due to development of complications in the majority of patients with acromegaly. (hindawi.com)
- Early treatment of acromegaly can prevent these complications from developing or becoming worse. (smore.com)
- If untreated, acromegaly and its complications can lead to premature death. (smore.com)
- Untreated acromegaly leads to serious and life threating complications such as cardiomyopathy and ventricular arrhythmia. (openpr.com)
- Besides, acromegaly can significantly shorten the length of life due to its cardiovascular and metabolic complications. (scielo.org.ar)
- The OSA population might constitute a target group for the earlier detection of acromegaly, thereby preventing the late complications of the disease. (ersjournals.com)
- The most common cause of acromegaly and gigantism is the development of a noncancerous tumor within the pituitary, called a pituitary adenoma. (encyclopedia.com)
- Sometimes, the tumor is too large to be removed completely and acromegaly is not cured. (medlineplus.gov)
- Acromegaly is caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) and consequently of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) due to pituitary tumor. (hindawi.com)
- A benign (not cancer) tumor on your pituitary gland is the most common cause of acromegaly. (drugs.com)
- Acromegaly is a rare disease caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland, often because of a tumor. (snpedia.com)
- More than 90 percent of patients with acromegaly have a slow-growing type of tumor that is found in adults over 50 years of age. (medindia.net)
- Increased and unregulated growth hormone (GH) production, usually caused by a GH-secreting pituitary tumor (somatotroph tumor), characterizes acromegaly. (emedicinehealth.com)
- FDA approved Somatuline Depot (lanreotide acetate injection) for the treatment of acromegaly, a rare and potentially life threatening disease in adults caused by abnormal secretion of growth hormone (GH), commonly from a benign tumor located in the pituitary gland located in the brain. (emaxhealth.com)
- Growth hormone-releasing factor from a human pancreatic tumor that caused acromegaly. (semanticscholar.org)
- The tumor that is believed to be causing acromegaly may be removed. (swedishhospital.com)
- Next-generation SSA Signifor offers the first alternative treatment option directly targeting the pituitary tumor for patients whose acromegaly remains inadequately controlled on currently available SSAs. (novartis.com)
- In the majority of acromegaly cases, a non-cancerous tumor in the pituitary gland leads to excess production of growth hormone (GH) and, ultimately, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the body. (novartis.com)
- With acromegaly, you have higher than normal levels of growth hormone circulating in your blood due to continual overproduction by a tumor. (pituitarysociety.org)
- If acromegaly is confirmed from the results of the tests above, the doctor will want to check that the non-tumor part of your pituitary gland is still functioning correctly. (pituitarysociety.org)
- Two conditions, gigantism and acromegaly, occur when the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone due to a tumor on the gland. (hormone.org)
- Like gigantism, acromegaly can typically be treated through surgically removing or reducing the tumor. (hormone.org)
- The earlier the tumor is detected, the sooner the treatment can occur, and the fewer long-term changes in appearance the individual will experience, which is why knowing the definition of acromegaly is important. (hormone.org)
- Ectopic Acromegaly Due to a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Producing Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone. (ebscohost.com)
- Objective: To present a case of acromegaly due to ectopic growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) secretion from a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in the context of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1).Methods: We describe the clinical, imaging, and pathologic findings of the study. (ebscohost.com)
- In more than 90 percent of acromegaly patients, the overproduction of growth hormones is caused by a benign tumor of the pituitary gland, called an adenoma. (barnesjewish.org)
- As acromegaly is caused by increased production of growth hormone, this overproduction is caused by a benign tumor of the pituitary gland. (hindustanlink.com)
- A non-cancerous tumor of the Pituitary gland caused her to have "acromegaly," releasing human growth hormone endlessly. (guardianlv.com)
- Conversely, acromegaly and gigantism are conditions of GH and IGF-1 excess usually due to a pituitary tumor, and are characterized by overgrowth and tall stature. (wikipedia.org)
- Acromegaly is a disorder in which the abnormal release of a particular chemical from the pituitary gland in the brain causes increased growth in bone and soft tissue, as well as a variety of other disturbances throughout the body. (encyclopedia.com)
- When the abnormality occurs after bone growth stops, i.e. in adults, the disorder is called acromegaly. (encyclopedia.com)
- Acromegaly is a relatively rare disorder, occurring in approximately 50 out of every 1 million people. (encyclopedia.com)
- Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder where there is a hormonal imbalance in the body. (news-medical.net)
- If the disorder occurs in childhood, it leads to gigantism rather than acromegaly. (news-medical.net)
- Acromegaly (Greek-enlargements of the extremities) is a hormonal disorder resulting from excessive production of the growth hormone by the pituitary gland after puberty, often referred as gigantism. (medindia.net)
- Acromegaly is a rare disorder caused due to the excess production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland, affecting a patient's physical appearance and internal organs. (openpr.com)
- While acromegaly is a rare hormonal disorder, getting a diagnosis early can help you get prompt treatment. (endocrineweb.com)
- Some countries have developed registries of acromegaly and extrapolated from them the prevalence of the disorder. (scielo.org.ar)
- Acromegaly is a rare disorder caused by an excess of growth hormone (GH). (swedishhospital.com)
- A long-acting version of Novartis' Signifor has been approved by the FDA to treat the growth disorder acromegaly, just weeks after it was given a green light in Europe . (pmlive.com)
- Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder characterised by increased morbidity and mortality. (bmj.com)
- Commonly referred to as gigantism in children, acromegaly is a rare disorder that causes the body to produce too much growth hormone. (sharecare.com)
- In some cases, people with acromegaly were able to detect the disorder by comparing the changes to old photographs. (sharecare.com)
- Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that is caused by the presence of excessive levels of the Growth Hormone (GH) in the body. (express-press-release.net)
- Acromegaly is an insidious disorder, due to chronic hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) occurring in adulthood. (pituitary.org)
- Acromegaly that is not properly controlled can have a devastating impact on the long-term health of patients living with this serious pituitary disorder," said Bruno Strigini, President, Novartis Oncology. (novartis.com)
- Acromegaly, known as gigantism in children, is a rare, chronic disorder caused by an overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland, resulting in increased growth in bone and soft tissue and leading to other problems throughout the body. (healthcommunities.com)
- When onset of the disorder occurs during adulthood (acromegaly), bones can no longer increase in length but progressively thicken instead. (healthcommunities.com)
- The acromegaly is a disorder in which there is an excess of growth hormone secreted beginning sometime between ages 20 to 40. (differencebetween.net)
- Hal Barron, M.D., Roche Global Head of Product Development and Chief Medical Officer added: "If approved, Octreolin would be an important alternative for patients with acromegaly, a disorder that develops when a person's pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone. (roche.com)
- Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that results from too much growth hormone in the body. (pituitary.org.uk)
- Another disorder related to pituitary tumors is acromegaly, in which the hands, feet and face are larger than normal. (barnesjewish.org)
- Acromegaly is a metabolic disorder caused by an excess of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. (barnesjewish.org)
- Acromegaly is the hormonal disorder in which pituitary gland (master gland) situated in base of the brain produces "growth hormone" in excess. (hindustanlink.com)
- Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that results from heavy secretion of growth hormones (GH) in the body. (medgadget.com)
- The incidence of acromegaly is 5 cases per million per year and the prevalence is 60 cases per million. (hindawi.com)
- A high prevalence of coronary artery and hypertensive heart disease is associated with acromegaly. (ahajournals.org)
- Furthermore, in 2017, the National Organization for Rare Disorders estimated the prevalence rate of acromegaly as 50-70 person per million and 3 new cases occurs per million every year, which is expected to increase the demand for acromegaly treatment market. (openpr.com)
- The mean incidence is three to four new cases per million per year and the reported mean prevalence of acromegaly varies between 38 to 69 cases per million. (gponline.com)
- From a classic epidemiological point of view, it has been a common place to say that acromegaly has an estimated prevalence of 40 to 70 per million in the general population 2, 3 with an annual incidence of 3 to 4 new cases per million inhabitants 4 . (scielo.org.ar)
- Recent estimates put the prevalence of acromegaly at between 115 and 295 cases per million, around double earlier estimates because of a higher-than-thought prevalence of pituitary adenomas. (pmlive.com)
- In this single-center study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with simple renal cysts in Japanese patients with acromegaly. (go.jp)
- Conclusion This is the first report to show the prevalence of simple renal cysts in patients with acromegaly. (go.jp)
- Apart from the possible underestimation due to misdiagnosis, reliable epidemiological studies showed that the prevalence of acromegaly could be 4 5 times higher in some geographic areas than in other ones, independently by presumable geographic clustering due to a very rare genetic predisposition. (endocrine-abstracts.org)
- In 2010, we showed that prevalence of acromegaly in the province of Messina (654.601 inhabitants) was 97 c.p.m., similar to that reported in other studies performed in other European country, but it was dramatically higher in a high-risk zone for environmental crisis (RR 2.36, 95% CI 1.20 4.64, P =0.01). (endocrine-abstracts.org)
- An overview of pathophysiology, disease prevalence, treatment and management options for cats with acromegaly. (californiaveterinaryspecialists.com)
- OBJECTIVE: To provide information on the nature, prevalence, and severity of sleep apnea in patients with acromegaly. (garvan.org.au)
- The high prevalence of acromegaly-related comorbidities and its often late diagnosis [ 10 ], when valid treatment options exist, make screening for acromegaly in at-risk populations necessary. (ersjournals.com)
- We prospectively assessed the prevalence of undiagnosed acromegaly in new patients suspected of suffering from OSA. (ersjournals.com)
- The aim of this study was to evaluate retinal vessel morphology in patients with acromegaly at diagnosis and after treatment and to describe the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with long-standing acromegaly and diabetes. (eur.nl)
- Patients with acromegaly and diabetes for a median of 14 years also had a high number of branching points (34.2 (32.5-35.6)), but the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was not higher than expected in diabetic patients without acromegaly. (eur.nl)
- The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was not increased in patients with acromegaly and diabetes. (eur.nl)
- The major driving factors for the market are increasing prevalence of acromegaly, changing lifestyle, and increasing genetic incident of genetic diseases. (medgadget.com)
- China, and India are the significant contributors to the market growth due to the presence of huge population base, increasing prevalence of acromegaly, rapidly growing healthcare sector, and increasing healthcare expenditure. (medgadget.com)
- The Americas commands the global market owing to increasing prevalence of acromegaly, large patient population, high healthcare spending, and strong government support for research & development. (medgadget.com)
- Acromegaly is caused by excess secretion of growth hormone (GH), typically arising from tumors located in the pituitary gland. (medscape.com)
- Tumors in other parts of the body can also cause acromegaly. (rochester.edu)
- Blood test to measure levels of growth hormones or insulin-like growth factor and imaging of tumors through MRI scan and CT scan are commonly used diagnostic approaches to detect acromegaly. (openpr.com)
- Nearly all cases of acromegaly are caused by tumors of the pituitary gland. (medindia.net)
- Less common causes of acromegaly include GHRH secreting tumors as hypothalamic tumors , small cell lung cancer , adrenal adenoma , and pheochromocytoma . (wikidoc.org)
- Neurologic disease in feline acromegaly is rare, but does occur in cases of very large pituitary tumors. (mercola.com)
- OTCQX: RHHBY) and Chiasma (pronounced key-azma) Inc., a privately held biopharma company, announced today that they have entered into an agreement to develop and commercialize Chiasma's proprietary product Octreolin, initially for acromegaly and subsequently for neuroendocrine tumors. (roche.com)
- The definition of acromegaly is a disease caused by noncancerous tumors in the pituitary gland that cause secretions of growth hormone. (hormone.org)
- The term "ectopic acromegaly" includes neuroendocrine tumors secreting GH releasing hormone (GHRH), usually located in the lungs, thymus and endocrine pancreas. (ebscohost.com)
- Presents an abstract of the research manuscript `Overexpression of the growth hormone-releasing hormone gene in acromegaly associated pituitary tumors: An event associated with neo-plastic progression and aggressive behavior,' by K. Thapar, K. Kovacs et al from the University of Toronto. (ebscohost.com)
- Acromegaly secondary to extra-pituitary tumors secreting growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) is rarely encountered. (ebscohost.com)
- Cutaneous changes in acromegaly relate to overexpression of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 on skin cells and adnexa. (pubfacts.com)
- People with acromegaly have more skin tags, or outgrowths of tissue, than normal. (encyclopedia.com)
- How many other people with acromegaly have you treated? (webmd.com)
- People with acromegaly have almost twice the chance of dying prematurely as the general population. (emedicinehealth.com)
- What is life like for people with acromegaly? (sharecare.com)
- People with acromegaly also have an increased risk of developing cancer , especially small intestine cancer and colorectal cancer . (rightdiagnosis.com)
- There is a high mortality rate for people with acromegaly. (rightdiagnosis.com)
- People with acromegaly have enlarged extremities, enlarged hands and feet, exaggerated facial features and many other features. (hindustanlink.com)
- Most people with acromegaly will have a pituitary tumour that needs to be surgically removed. (wales.nhs.uk)
- In this case, medicines and radiation (radiotherapy) may be used to treat acromegaly. (medlineplus.gov)
- A short-acting formulation of Signifor that requires twice-daily dosing is already approved to treat Cushing's disease, but was not considered commercially viable to treat acromegaly given the availability of rival depot formulations. (pmlive.com)
- The aim of homeopathy is not only to treat acromegaly but to address its underlying cause and individual susceptibility. (hindustanlink.com)
- As far as therapeutic medication is concerned, several remedies are available to treat acromegaly that can be selected on the basis of cause, sensations and modalities of the complaints. (hindustanlink.com)
- Apply evidence-based guidelines and the appropriate diagnostic modalities to diagnose acromegaly early to allow for prompt treatment and improved patient health. (thedoctorschannel.com)
- Unfortunately, no single test exists to diagnose acromegaly in kitties. (mercola.com)
- However, elevations in IGF-1 concentration alone may not definitively diagnose acromegaly in a cat. (mercola.com)
- If a dentists can diagnose acromegaly in its earlier stages it can result in significant improvements to quality of life later. (pituitary.org.uk)
- An updated clinical practice guideline on acromegaly formulated by an expert task force jointly sponsored by the Endocrine Society and European Society of Endocrinology was recently released. (cns.org)
- National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service: "Acromegaly. (webmd.com)
- Acromegaly: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline. (medlineplus.gov)
- Feline acromegaly is an uncommon, but likely underdiagnosed endocrine-related disease in cats. (mercola.com)
- Enlargement of the kidneys, liver, and endocrine organs is common in cats with acromegaly. (mercola.com)
- Acromegaly occurs in about 6 of every 100,000 adults. (smore.com)
- Acromegaly is the clinical syndrome that results from high levels of GH in patients after the end of their growing years, whereas gigantism occurs when high GH acts on a skeleton that is still growing. (els.net)
- Acromegaly is a serious condition that occurs when the body produces too much of the hormones that control growth. (emedicinehealth.com)
- If excess growth hormone occurs after normal bone growth has stopped, the condition is known as acromegaly. (akronchildrens.org)
- It occurs less frequently than acromegaly because pituitary tumours in children are much less common than in adults. (gponline.com)
- Acromegaly occurs in all races and has equal sex distribution. (gponline.com)
- In adults, acromegaly occurs as a result of an overproduction of growth hormone, and when the pituitary gland is in overdrive. (endocrineweb.com)
- Acromegaly typically occurs in neutered male cats over the age of eight, in particular, kitties with poorly controlled diabetes. (mercola.com)
- Acromegaly is usually regarded as a disease which occurs sporadically. (endocrine-abstracts.org)
- The difference between acromegaly and gigantism is that acromegaly occurs in adults, typically between the ages of 30 and 50. (hormone.org)
- Impaired glucose tolerance occurs in nearly half the patients with acromegaly and in gigantism, but clinically significant diabetes mellitus occurs in only about 10% of patients. (merckmanuals.com)
- Galactorrhea occurs in some women with acromegaly, usually in association with hyperprolactinemia . (merckmanuals.com)
- According to the Health Research Funding Organization, in America, over 3,000 new cases of acromegaly occurs per year. (medgadget.com)
- Acromegaly is most often diagnosed in middle-aged adults between ages 40 and 45. (news-medical.net)
- The presentation of patients with gigantism is usually dramatic, unlike the insidious onset of acromegaly in adults. (medscape.com)
- Some adults with acromegaly also grow taller. (snpedia.com)
- Acromegaly affects approximately 15,000 people in the United States and Canada and is most commonly found in middle-aged adults. (emaxhealth.com)
- In adults with acromegaly, coarse body hair increases and the skin thickens and frequently darkens. (merckmanuals.com)
- Acromegaly is usually diagnosed in adults aged 30 to 50 but can affect people of any age. (wales.nhs.uk)
- Acromegaly is one of the rare diseases, which most often diagnosed in the middle-aged adults and affects 5-8 people per 1 lakh people. (medgadget.com)
- Lipodystrophy in patients with acromegaly receiving pegvisomant. (biomedsearch.com)
- CONTEXT: Pegvisomant, a GH receptor antagonist, suppresses serum IGF-I levels into the normal range in more than 95% of patients with acromegaly. (biomedsearch.com)
- OBJECTIVE: We report seven patients with acromegaly treated with pegvisomant who developed lipodystrophy at the site of injection (anterior abdominal wall, thigh, buttock, and upper arm). (biomedsearch.com)
- CONCLUSIONS: We report seven patients with acromegaly who developed lipohypertrophy at the pegvisomant injection site. (biomedsearch.com)
- Treatment of acromegaly with the growth hormone-receptor antagonist pegvisomant. (semanticscholar.org)
- Pivotal studies in patients with acromegaly treated with pegvisomant showed efficacy rates of 90%," Laura Sanchez-Cenizo, PhD, a medical adviser with Pfizer in Madrid, and colleagues wrote in the study background. (healio.com)
- Researchers found that 90.6% of patients were adherent to pegvisomant treatment, and 72.2% of patients presented with controlled acromegaly as measured by IGF-I levels. (healio.com)
- Several monotherapies or combination medical therapies are currently available for both primary and adjuvant acromegaly treatment, and include long-acting somatostatin analogs, the growth hormone receptor antagonist pegvisomant, and dopamine agonists. (dovepress.com)
- The PBS subsidises pasireotide and pegvisomant for patients with acromegaly. (humanservices.gov.au)
- Correction to: Effects of pegvisomant and somatostatin receptor ligands on incidence of vertebral fractures in patients with acromegaly. (pubfacts.com)
- Criteria for cure of acromegaly: a consensus statement. (labcorp.com)
- In February 1999, a workshop was held in Cortina, Italy to develop a consensus defining the criteria for cure of acromegaly. (semanticscholar.org)
- Includes care for cats with Acromegaly, Cushing's, and any other condition requiring extraordinarily high insulin doses. (felinediabetes.com)
- talks.cam : MRI findings in cats with acromegaly. (cam.ac.uk)
- Growth hormone stimulates production of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), which is thought to give cats with acromegaly larger-than-average bodies, broad faces, big feet, and protruding lower jaws. (mercola.com)
- The long-term outlook for cats with acromegaly can often be improved with early diagnosis and treatment. (mercola.com)
- Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), which is produced by the liver, is thought to be what causes the characteristic appearance of people, dogs, and cats with acromegaly. (mercola.com)
- Although striking clinical features of acromegaly had been noticed for a long time, their association with hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) was first suggested by Cushing. (springer.com)
- Only nine years after the recognition of the features of acromegaly by Marie 1 in 1886, Huchard 2 reported cardiac enlargement in the clinical and autopsy findings of three patients with the disease. (annals.org)
- 1987 Long term results of transsphenoidal surgery for the management of acromegaly. (pituitary.org)
- Manifestations of acromegaly are varied and include acral and soft tissue overgrowth, joint pain, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and heart and respiratory failure. (hindawi.com)
- Excess GH stimulates increased hepatic secretion of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), which causes most of the clinical manifestations of acromegaly, such as acral and soft tissue overgrowth in almost all adult patients. (gponline.com)
- Dermatologic manifestations of acromegaly: A case in point and a focused review. (pubfacts.com)
- [ 19 ] Medical therapies such as somatostatin analogs (SSAs), dopamine agonists, and the GH receptor antagonist have been widely studied in the management of patients with persistent or recurrent acromegaly after surgery and also may be used as an alternative to primary TSS. (medscape.com)
- In 2017, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was awarded Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of up to US$ 2.8 million from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of company's orally-available, non-peptide somatostatin agonist drug candidate, CRN00808 that can be used for the treatment of acromegaly. (openpr.com)
- For years, acromegaly has been managed using long-acting formulations of somatostatin analogues such as Novartis' own Sandostatin LAR (octreotide) and Ipsen's Somatuline Autogel (lanreotide), which are used to reduce levels of GH and IGF-1. (pmlive.com)
- Medical Therapy with somatostatin analogs for acromegaly. (pituitary.org)
- Basel , November 24, 2014 - Novartis announced today that the European Commission has approved Signifor ® (pasireotide) as a new long acting release formulation for once monthly intramuscular injection to treat adult patients with acromegaly for whom surgery is not an option or has not been curative and who are inadequately controlled on treatment with a first-generation somatostatin analogue (SSA). (novartis.com)
- In a recent phase 3 trial, oral octreotide capsules demonstrated sustained biochemical response up to 13 months in patients with acromegaly previously managed with somatostatin analog injections (ref). (centerwatch.com)
- Plewe G, Beyer J, Krause U, Neufeld M, del Pozo E. Long-acting and selective suppression of growth hormone secretion by somatostatin analogue SMS 201-995 in acromegaly. (springer.com)
- Ching LJC, Sandler LM, Kraenzlin ME, Burrin JM, Joplin GF, Bloom SR. Long-term treatment of acromegaly with a long-acting analogue of somatostatin. (springer.com)
- Lamberts SWJ, Uitterlinden P, Verschoor L, van Dongen KJ, del Pozo E. Long-term treatment of acromegaly with the somatostatin analogue SMS 201-995. (springer.com)
- Germline mutations of aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) gene and somatostatin receptor 1-5 and AIP immunostaining in patients with sporadic acromegaly with poor versus good response to somatostatin analogues. (pubfacts.com)
- The burden of acromegaly is due to the development of associated comorbidities which are linked to delayed diagnosis in many cases. (scielo.org.ar)
- Objective Various organs are known to be affected by the comorbidities of acromegaly. (go.jp)
- Researchers used clinical records to review acromegaly history and comorbidities and assessed insulin-like growth factor I levels to determine acromegaly control. (healio.com)
- Assess and manage the comorbidities associated with acromegaly to allow for effective treatment and monitoring. (thedoctorschannel.com)
- She published several original and review articles on clinical presentation, gender-specific characteristics, comorbidities, and factors that influence remission in acromegaly. (aace.com)
- The combination of OSA and acromegaly increases the risk of systemic comorbidities and mortality [ 9 ]. (ersjournals.com)
- Feline Acromegaly: Rare or Rarely Diagnosed? (mercola.com)
- Serum IGF-1 measurement is the most commonly used diagnostic test for feline acromegaly. (mercola.com)
- What's New with Feline Acromegaly? (californiaveterinaryspecialists.com)
- Ectopic acromegaly due to a GH-secreting pituitary adenoma in the sphenoid sinus: a case report and review of the literature. (ebscohost.com)
- Ectopic acromegaly due to growth hormone releasing hormone. (ebscohost.com)
- We review the literature on ectopic acromegaly and present the index report of ectopic acromegaly secondary to GHRH secretion from a mediastinal paraganglioma. (ebscohost.com)
- On the basis of type, the market is segmented into ectopic acromegaly, acromegaly due to growth hormone, and others. (medgadget.com)
- As a complication of surgery or radiation therapy, acromegaly patients may develop hypopituitarism. (news-medical.net)
- Patients with acromegaly (N = 409), with ≥1 year of data after surgery and at least 2 subsequent clinic visits were included in long-term analysis (N = 266). (medscape.com)
- Primary objective: To investigate the changes in facial- and hand analysis in patients with acromegaly as a result of medical treatment and pituitary surgery, and to investigate the changes in relational proportions between facial- and hand structures, incidence and severity of sleep apnea, incidence and severity of speech changes and QOL. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- FDA has approved Somatuline Depot for the long-term treatment of patients with acromegaly who have had inadequate response to or can not be treated with surgery and/or radiation therapy. (emaxhealth.com)
- The US regulator has cleared Signifor LAR (pasireotide) for the treatment of patients with acromegaly who have had an inadequate response to surgery or for whom surgical intervention is not an option. (pmlive.com)
- Surgery is the first line treatment for most patients with acromegaly. (bmj.com)
- Fahlbusch R, Honegger J, Schot W, Buchfelder M. 1994 Results of surgery in acromegaly. (pituitary.org)
- The approval is based on data from two multicenter Phase III studies, C2402 and C2305, which respectively evaluated patients with inadequately controlled acromegaly on first-generation SSAs, and medically naïve patients who were post-surgery, or newly diagnosed patients for whom surgery is contraindicated. (novartis.com)
- Faglia G, Paracchi A, Ferrari C, Beck-Peccoz P. Evaluation of the results of transsphenoidal surgery in acromegaly by assessment of the growth hormone response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone. (springer.com)
- Acromegaly: Role of Surgery in the Therapeutic Armamentarium. (ebscohost.com)
- Surgery is effective in most people and can completely cure acromegaly. (wales.nhs.uk)
- OBJECTIVE The extent to which treatment modifies the excess in morbidity and mortality in acromegaly remains uncertain. (semanticscholar.org)
- Control of GH hypersecretion lowers the morbidity and mortality associated with acromegaly. (pituitary.org)
- The vast majority of patients with acromegaly can be biochemically controlled with multimodality therapy in the current era. (medscape.com)
- The intended audience for the activity is endocrinologists, physicians treating pituitary glands, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with acromegaly. (thedoctorschannel.com)
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly−2011 update. (labcorp.com)
- Irie M, Tsushima T. Increase in serum GH after TRH injection in patients with acromegaly and gigantism. (springer.com)
- Diagnostic serum IGF-1 assay is recommended in patients with acromegaly features, or with a pituitary mass. (cns.org)
- In more than 98% of patients with acromegaly, the condition is caused by a pituitary adenoma (a non-cancerous tumour of the pituitary gland), which secretes excess growth hormone and/or IGF-1. (dermnetnz.org)
- The diagnosis is based primarily on clinical features and confirmed by measuring GH levels after oral glucose loading and the estimation of IGF-I. It has been suggested that the rate of mortality in patients with acromegaly is correlated with the degree of control of GH. (hindawi.com)
- Factors influencing mortality in acromegaly. (semanticscholar.org)
- Studies of acromegaly have shown a doubling of mortality compared with the general population. (semanticscholar.org)
- This is mainly based on the results of several studies, which have shown that the mortality rate of patients with acromegaly is similar to that of the general population when growth hormone levels below this level are achieved. (bmj.com)
- In 2017, Midatech Pharma PLC submitted clinical trial application in human study of Q-Octreotide (MTD201) programme in cancer and acromegaly, and now it has received oral confirmation from Polish regulators for its approval in January 2018. (openpr.com)
- The "US Acromegaly Market and Competitive Landscape - 2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. (pharmiweb.com)
- Acromegaly is a slowly progressing condition which results from persistent high secretion of growth hormone (GH) by a growth hormone-producing pituitary tumour. (gponline.com)
- Gigantism and acromegaly are syndromes of excessive secretion of growth hormone (hypersomatotropism) that are nearly always due to a pituitary adenoma. (merckmanuals.com)
- Acromegaly is a chronic condition resulting from the excessive secretion of growth hormone, generally from pituitary adenoma. (koreamed.org)
- Acromegaly and gigantism are due to excess GH production, usually as a result of a pituitary adenoma. (hindawi.com)
- Growth hormone excess is the cause of acromegaly. (labcorp.com)
- Failure to suppress hGH is diagnostic of acromegaly when coupled with elevated IGF1 and clinical signs of excess growth hormone. (labcorp.com)
- Rationale: Acromegaly is the clinical syndrome that results from an excess of growth hormone (GH). (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Acromegaly is a chronic (slowly progressive ) condition caused by excess growth hormone in adulthood. (dermnetnz.org)
- A secretory pituitary adenoma is responsible for acromegaly by excess secretion of the growth hormone and the insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). (wikidoc.org)
- One famous person with acromegaly (and mild gigantism which is the preadult manifestation of excess growth hormone) is Tony Robbins (the motivation guru, not the actor). (medical-library.net)
- Early identification of acromegaly facilitates prompt treatment initiation and may minimize the permanent effects of excess growth hormone secretion. (thedoctorschannel.com)
- Objective: Excess of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), as in acromegaly, is associated with increased risk of diabetes, but whether retinal vessels are altered is unknown. (eur.nl)
- It is the most common cause of acromegaly. (wikidoc.org)
- Furthermore, Chiasma Inc's new oral maintenance therapy for acromegaly treatment named Mycapssa, which has completed an international Phase 3 trial and further conducting an international Phase 3 clinical trial under a protocol accepted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for adult patients with acromegaly is also expected to boost growth of acromegaly treatment market over the forecast period. (openpr.com)
- 2019. What is Acromegaly? . (news-medical.net)
- For instance, in December 2017, HealthWell Foundation launched a new fund scheme where it provided a fund of US$ 10,000 for a 12-month grant to acromegaly patients who have annual household incomes up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level. (openpr.com)
- The global acromegaly market is expected to grow at a CAGR of ~5.2 % during the forecast period 2017-2023. (medgadget.com)
- 1992. Octreotide treatment of acromegaly: a randomized multicenter study. (pituitary.org)
- 1995. Safety and efficacy of long term octreotide therapy of acromegaly: results of a multicenter trial in 103 patients-a clinical research center study. (pituitary.org)
- 1997 An audit of long term octreotide therapy for acromegaly. (pituitary.org)
- The trial included 198 patients with inadequately controlled acromegaly on maximum approved doses of octreotide LAR or lanreotide Autogel for at least 6 months, regardless of prior surgical status. (empr.com)
- Patients whose acromegaly is been controlled biochemically on octreotide capsules at the end of the Run-in Phase will enter a 36-week open-label Randomized Controlled Treatment Phase, where they will be randomized to continue on octreotide capsules or switch back to their injectable SRL treatment (as received prior to Screening). (centerwatch.com)
- The Company's lead candidate is an oral form of the peptide octreotide, initially being developed for patients with acromegaly that is in a phase 3 (pivotal) trial. (roche.com)
- For patients living with acromegaly, Somatuline Depot can help control insuline like growth factors and growth hormones. (abilogic.com)
- The risk of diabetes mellitus rises to a great extent among those with acromegaly. (news-medical.net)
- Pregnant women with acromegaly have a heightened risk of developing gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension or high blood pressure . (news-medical.net)
- If untreated, patients with acromegaly often have a shortened life span because of heart and respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus, and colon cancer. (emaxhealth.com)
- Cross-sectional evaluation of 39 patients with long-standing acromegaly and diabetes was performed. (eur.nl)
- Acromegaly develops after puberty and during adulthood so the onset is unaffected. (differencebetween.net)
- Early-onset acromegaly causing gigantism is often associated with aryl-hydrocarbon-interacting receptor protein () mutation, especially if there is a positive family history. (pubfacts.com)
- In acromegaly, the pituitary produces excessive amounts of GH. (news-medical.net)
- Acromegaly is the excessive production of growth hormone, which continues to be produced well into adulthood. (ecureme.com)
- The hormone imbalance of acromegaly can cause irregular menstruation , excessive hair growth in women, breast milk production in non-nursing women, erectile dysfunction , and osteoporosis . (rightdiagnosis.com)
- Acromegaly is a systemic condition caused in over 98% of cases by an adenoma of the pituitary gland that secretes excessive growth hormone (GH). (pituitary.org)
- Acromegaly is the result of excessive growth hormone (GH) production in skeletally mature patients, most commonly from an adenoma of the pituitary . (radiopaedia.org)
- Acromegaly is caused by excessive production of the growth hormone somatotrophin by a benign tumour of the anterior pituitary gland beneath the brain. (sciencephoto.com)
- Acromegaly is a systemic syndrome caused by overproduction of growth hormone. (pubfacts.com)