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Endocrinology

Acromegaly

Acromegaly is a clinical syndrome occurring as a consequence of growth hormone excess during adult life, most often from a pituitary adenoma.

Course Authors

Nicholas A. Tritos, M.D., D.Sc.

Nicholas A. Tritos, M.D., D.Sc, is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and a member of the Neuroendocrine Unit/Neuroendocrine and Pituitary Tumor Clinical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Within the past 12 months, Dr. Tritos has received grant support from Ipsen and Pfizer.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff, and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose.

 
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:

  • Discuss the role of pituitary surgery in patients with acromegaly

  • Describe the role of current and novel medical therapies in acromegaly

  • Review the role of pituitary radiation therapy in patients with acromegaly.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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