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Gigantism is abnormally large growth due to an excess of growth hormone during childhood, before the bone growth plates have closed. |
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Symptoms
The child will grow in height, as well as in the muscles and organs. This excessive growth makes the child extremely ...
Causes
The most common cause of too much growth hormone release is a noncancerous (benign) tumor of the pituitary gland. Oth...
Tests
CT or MRI scan of the head showing pituitary tumor; Failure to suppress serum growth hormone (GH) levels after an ora...
Treatments
In pituitary tumors with well-defined borders, surgery is the treatment of choice and can cure many cases. For situat...
Complications
Delayed puberty. Surgery and radiation can both lead to low levels of other pituitary hormones, which can cause: Adre...
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