ea0020p176 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2009
Ozbey Nese Colak
, Kapran Yersu
, Bozbora Alp
, Erbil Yesim
, Tascioglu Cemil
, Asa Silvia L
Less than 1% cases of acromegaly is caused by ectopic secretion of growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH).A 25-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital, with iron deficiency anemia, acromegaly and a 6×6 cm mass in infrahepatic location near to the pancreatic head. Sellar magnetic resonance (MR) imaging indicated pituitary enlargement without obvious evidence of a pituitary adenoma. The patients underwent abdominal exploration. Histopathological ...