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Growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas in childhood and young adulthood: clinical features and outcomes.
Pituitary - 1 Feb 2018
Nagata Yuichi, Inoshita Naoko, Fukuhara Noriaki, Yamaguchi-Okada Mitsuo, Nishioka Hiroshi, Iwata Takeo, Yoshimoto Katsuhiko, Yamada Shozo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Growth hormone (GH)-producing pituitary adenomas (PAs) in childhood or young adulthood are rare, and the details surrounding these tumors remain enigmatic. We present the clinical, pathological and genetic features of this disease. METHODS: We identified 25 patients aged 20 years or younger with GH-producing PAs who underwent surgery between 2003 and 2016 at Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo. We...
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