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In people with GHRH-producing, non-pituitary tumors, the pituitary still may be enlarged and may be mistaken for a tumor. Therefore, it is important that physicians carefully analyze all "pituitary tumors" removed from people with acromegaly to not overlook the possibility that a tumor elsewhere in the body is causing the disorder. [citation ...
Pages in category "People with acromegaly" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afeez Agoro;
People with acromegaly (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "People with gigantism" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total.
The 35-year-old's height has been attributed to a condition called acromegaly, a tumor affecting his pituitary gland. Though he's undergone many surgeries in attempt to remove the tumor, it couldn ...
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man.He is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
Mehrzadselakjani, who has acromegaly — a rare condition causing excess growth hormone — suffered a broken pelvis during a bicycle accident as a teen which caused his right leg to stop growing ...
The two-time Paralympic champion was diagnosed at a young age with acromegaly, a rare hormonal disorder that causes excess in parts of the body, CBS News reported on Sunday (September 1).
Väinö Myllyrinne (27 February 1909 – 13 April 1963) [1] was a Finnish acromegalic giant who was at one time (1940–1963) the world's tallest living person, and may have become the tallest after the death of Robert Wadlow.