Gigantism with pituitary macroadenoma: An unusual variant McCune-Albright syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-179

  Queirolo, Sara ^a,d   Gallarotti, F ^a   Capuano, E ^a   Garre M L ^b   Spaziante, R ^c   Di Battista, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OCTREOTIDE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ACROMEGALY; ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COARSE FACE; EYE EXAMINATION; FRONTAL BOSSING; GENE MUTATION; GIGANTISM; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HEADACHE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; JAW MALFORMATION; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NOSE MALFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTIRELIN TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SPEECH DISORDER; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR BLEEDING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEAKNESS;

EID: 64249125376     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2009.22.2.177     Document Type: Article

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