ea0041ep621 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2016
Dimopoulou Christina
, Leistner Sarah
, Ising Marcus
, Schneider Harald
, Schopohl Jochen
, Rutz Sandra
, Kosilek Robert
, Frohner Richard
, Stalla Guenter
, Sievers Caroline
Objective: Diagnosis of acromegaly is often delayed up to 10 years after disease onset despite obvious visual changes, bone and soft-tissue deformities. We hypothesized that a reduced sense of body perception in acromegaly, possibly mediated by psychiatric or cognitive alterations, might contribute to the delayed initiation of a diagnostic work-up.Design: Cross-sectional study.Methods: We investigated perceived body image ...