HYPERSECRETION SYNDROMES, SOMATOTROPIN (ACROMEGALY)
\hˌa͡ɪpəsɪkɹˈɛʃən sˈɪndɹə͡ʊmz], \hˌaɪpəsɪkɹˈɛʃən sˈɪndɹəʊmz], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_s_ɪ_k_ɹ_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n s_ˈɪ_n_d_ɹ_əʊ_m_z]\
Definitions of HYPERSECRETION SYNDROMES, SOMATOTROPIN (ACROMEGALY)
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A disorder caused by excessive secretion of SOMATOTROPIN, characterized by bony enlargement of the face (especially prognathism), hands, feet, head, and thorax. Impaired glucose tolerance; HYPERTENSION; ARTHRITIS; diffuse hyperplasia of soft tissues; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; visceromegaly; and MUSCULAR WEAKNESS are frequently associated with this condition. The most common etiology is a somatotropin secreting pituitary ADENOMA (see also PITUITARY NEOPLASMS). (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)
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