ea0041ep914 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2016
Soares Luana F
, Outuki Giovana
, Ludwig Natasha G
, Miksza Daniele R
, Fiorenzano Gracielle R
, Mattos Alexandro Marcio S
, Carrilho Alexandre J F
, Mazzuco Tania L
Introduction: Acromegaly is a chronic disease caused by growth hormone (GH) oversecretion. A pituitary macroadenoma is found in mostly of cases, but the secretion pattern of GH and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and the natural history of somatotropinomas are heterogeneous. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between tumor size, GH and IGF-1 levels in patients diagnosed with acromegaly.Methods: A cross-sectional, obs...