Prevalence of neoplasms in patients with acromegaly – the need for a national registry

Prevalence of neoplasms in patients with acromegaly – the need for a national registry

Introduction Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder caused predominantly by pituitary adenoma leading to autonomic oversecretion of growth hormone and secondary elevation of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Consequently, there are both theoretical and experimental grounds for establishing a correl...

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Main Authors: Beata Matyjaszek-Matuszek, Ewa Obel, Marcin Lewicki, Jolanta Kowalczyk-Bołtuć, Agata Smoleń
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2018-09-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Subjects:
cancer
acromegaly
registry
IGF-1
GH
neoplasms
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