Reduction in Cutis Verticis Gyrata after Transsphenoidal Pituitary Resection of Growth Hormone–Secreting Adenoma

Abstract Aim Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) describes a hypertrophy and folding of the skin that appears as gyration of the scalp. Secondary CVG is a common symptom of growth hormone (GH)–producing adenoma of the pituitary and an early sign of acromegaly. We hypothesized that surgical remo...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Main Authors:	Daniel Pinggera, Delia Anna Marsoner, Marcel Seiz-Rosenhagen, Claudius Thomé, Christian Franz Freyschlag
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-07-01
Subjects:	acromegaly cutis verticis gyrate pituitary adenoma
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1584591

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