Prevalence of thyroid diseases in patients with acromegaly: Results of an Italian Multi-center study

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 240-245

  Gasperi, M ^a   Martino, Enio ^a   Manetti, L ^a   Arosio, M ^b   Porretti, S ^b   Faglia, G ^b   Mariotti, S ^c   Colao, A M ^d   Lombardi, G ^d   Baldelli, R ^e   Camanni, F ^f   Liuzzi, A ^g   Ghigo, E ^h   Ciccarelli, E ^h   Razzore, P ^h   Angeli, A ^h   Terzolo, M ^h   Tamburrano, G ^e   Coszzi, R ⁱ   Velardo, A ^j   Meringolo, G ^k   Lupi, I ^a   Genovesi, M ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^g ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^h Turin Orbassano ^*  (Italy)

ⁱ OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^k Ospedale di Bentivoglio   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Acromegaly; Goiter; IGF I; Thyroid diseases; TSH

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THIAMAZOLE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NODULAR GOITER; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREVALENCE; THYROID CANCER; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROID SURGERY; TOXIC GOITER;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GOITER; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0036218978     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343997     Document Type: Article

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