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ea0029p1461 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

Cancer detection in long-term follow-up of patients with acromegaly

Vallette S. , Beauregard C. , Aris-Jilwan N. , Beauregard H. , Serri O.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of cancer in patients with acromegaly followed in our institution.Design and Patients: Retrospective analysis of clinical data from our Quebec pituitary tumor registry. A total of 107 patients with acromegaly (49% females) followed at the Centre de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) from 1980 to 2011 for a median of 7 years (Q1–Q3: 3–12).Results: Thirteen cancers were dete...