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ea0049ep876 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2017

The giant who could not stop growing

Gordon Debra Maxine

Introduction: The presentation of a patient with Gigantism, gynaecomastia and increasing height suggests underlying Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism. Aetiologies such as a pituitary hamartoma is unlikely.Case study: A 39 year old male presents with a 20 year history of increasing height, shoe size, headaches, sweatiness and gynaecomastia for the past 10 years. He was 2.08 m tall with features in keeping with Acromegaly. He had normal secondary sexual chara...