growth hormone-producing pituitary gland adenoma

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Disease Overview

An adenoma of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that produces growth hormone. The vast majority of cases are hormonally functioning and are associated with either gigantism or acromegaly.


Synonyms

  • GH cell adenoma
  • Somatotrophinoma
  • growth hormone producing adenoma of pituitary
  • growth hormone producing adenoma of pituitary gland
  • growth hormone producing adenoma of the pituitary
  • growth hormone producing adenoma of the pituitary gland
  • growth hormone producing pituitary adenoma
  • growth hormone producing pituitary gland adenoma
  • growth hormone secreting adenoma of pituitary
  • growth hormone secreting adenoma of pituitary gland
  • growth hormone secreting adenoma of the pituitary
  • growth hormone secreting adenoma of the pituitary gland
  • growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma
  • growth hormone secreting pituitary gland adenoma
  • growth hormone-producing adenoma
  • growth hormone-producing pituitary gland adenoma
  • somatotrope adenoma
  • somatotroph adenoma
  • somatotropic adenoma

GARD Disease Summary

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