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Genetic studies in a coexistence of acromegaly, pheochromocytoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and thyroid follicular adenoma.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Nov 2012
Boguszewski César Luiz, Fighera Tayane Muniz, Bornschein Andressa, Marques Fabricio Machado, Dénes Judit, Rattenbery Eleanor, Maher Eamonn R, Stals Karen, Ellard Sian, Korbonits Marta
Abstract excerpt
We report on an adult woman with rare coexistence of acromegaly, pheochromocytoma (PHEO), gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), intestinal polyposis, and thyroid follicular adenoma. At the age of 56, she was diagnosed with acromegaly caused by a pituitary macroadenoma, treated by transsphenoidal surgery, radiotherapy, and octreotide. During routine colonoscopy, multiple polyps were identified as tubular adenomas...
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