Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Acromegaly is a chronic disease caused by excess growth hormone (GH) release from an adenoma caused by somatotroph cells of pituitary gland.In acromegaly, it is known that the risk of thyroid and colon cancer is increased 8 and 4 times, respectively, compared to the normal population.Moderate hypercalcemia, due to vitaminD activation, is seen in acromegaly, but overt hypercalcemia, generally secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism, is rare.Combination of acromeg...