Early surgical intervention for patients with possible clinically silent somatotroph adenoma: a case series

Abstract Introduction Clinically silent somatotroph adenoma is characterized by elevated serum growth hormone but without the clinical symptoms of acromegaly, and it is considered rare. The natural history is not well understood, progress to symptomatic is uncertain, and treatment strategy has not b...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Yoshikazu Ogawa, Teiji Tominaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-1981-3