41. AllRefer Health - Acromegaly (Growth Hormone Excess, Somatotroph Adenoma) acromegaly (Growth Hormone Excess, Somatotroph Adenoma) information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, incidence, risk factors http://health.allrefer.com/health/acromegaly-info.html

AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia You are here : AllRefer.com Health Acromegaly Acromegaly Definition Prevention Treatment Expectations or Prognosis ... Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Growth Hormone Excess, Somatotroph Adenoma Definition Acromegaly is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by the presence of too much growth hormone. It results in gradual enlargement of body tissues including the bones of the face, jaw, hands, feet, and skull. Endocrine Glands Acromegaly occurs in about 6 of every 100,000 adults. It is caused by abnormal production of growth hormone after normal growth of the skeleton and other organs is complete. Excessive production of growth hormone in children causes gigantism rather than acromegaly. The cause of the increased hormone secretion is usually a benign tumor of the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland, which is located just below the brain, controls the production and release of several different hormones including growth hormone.

42. Slide: Acromegaly, Patient Photo acromegaly, patient photo Click picture to enlarge. Close window to return A patient with acromegaly coarse facial features, big hands. http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/pathology/ed/ch_21/c21_s18.html

Acromegaly, patient photo Click picture to enlarge. Close window to return A patient with acromegaly: coarse facial features, big hands.

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Home Health cyclopedia All Topics by Category The Good Health Search Engine Health Conditions A-Z Gurus ... pituitary > acromegaly Acromegaly Information / Diagnosis / Treatment / Prevention External links (marked with an arrow ) open in a new window. This site is a web directory and does not offer medical advice. We cannot take responsibility for information found on listed sites. This Page Related Topics Medical Definition Health Portals Health News ... Web Directory: Related Topics: Chronic Illness Medical Definition: University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Medical Dictionary: "acromegaly" Health Portals: MayoClinic.com Health News: Search millions of published articles for news on Acromegaly Modern Medicine Aging The Ardell Wellness Report HealthFacts Medical Post Medical Update Men's Health and the National Women's Health Report Note: Subscription required to access the full text of articles. Web Directory: Acromegaly Methodist Health Care System looks at what this disease is, its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Acromegaly A look at this disorder, its causes, how common it is, diagnosis, and treatment. Acromegaly Answers question such as what causes this, how common it is, how it is diagnosed and how it is treated. Suggested readings and other resources.

44. EMedicine Health - Acromegaly FAQs What Is Acromegaly? acromegaly is a serious condition that occurs when the body produces too much of the hormones that control growth. You are in acromegaly, acromegaly FAQs, http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/38599-1.asp

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46. Acromegaly - Patient UK acromegaly is a condition where you make too much growth hormone. This causes various symptoms which slowly develop over several years. acromegaly. http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc.asp?doc=27000264

47. Acromegaly acromegaly Important It is possible that the main title of the report acromegaly is not the name you expected. Please check the http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/nord51.asp

var guid_source = ""; var guid_source_id = ""; //unused var encodedurl = ""; WebMD Today Home WebMD News Center Member Services WebMD University My WebMD Find a Physician Medical Info Check Symptoms Medical Library Quizzes, Calculators Clinical Trials ... Women, Men, Lifestyle Who We Are About WebMD Site Map You are in Medical Library Choose a Topic Our Content Sources Ask A Question Clinical Trials Health Guide A-Z Health Topics Symptoms Medical Tests Medications ... For a Complete Report Acromegaly Important It is possible that the main title of the report Acromegaly is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. Synonyms Marie Disease Disorder Subdivisions None General Discussion Acromegaly is a rare, slowly progressive chronic disorder that affects adults. The disorder is characterized by an excess of growth hormone. Symptoms include abnormal enlargement in bones of the arms, legs, and head. The bones in the jaws and in the front of the skull are typically the most affected. Acromegaly may also cause thickening of the soft tissues of the body, particularly the heart and accelerated growth leading to tall stature. In most cases, acromegaly is caused by the growth of a benign tumor (adenoma), affecting the pituitary gland. Resources Pituitary Network Association (PNA) P.O. Box 1958

48. HealthCentral - General Encyclopedia - Acromegaly acromegaly. When excessive secretion of growth hormone occurs in children before normal growth has been completed, it causes gigantism rather than acromegaly. http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000321.cfm

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49. UAB Health System | Acromegaly acromegaly. What is acromegaly? acromegaly is the Greek word for extremities and enlargement. When the pituitary gland produces http://www.health.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=19210

50. ORPHANET® : Acromegaly ORPHANET. Orphanet database access. acromegaly. Direct access to data Clinical signs Autosomal dominant inheritance; Coarse face; Enlarged http://www.orpha.net/static/GB/acromegaly.html

Orphanet database access Acromegaly Direct access to data Clinical signs Autosomal dominant inheritance Coarse face Enlarged diaphysis Hypothal.hypoph. axis abn. function Large hand Long face Long foot/arachnodactyly of toes Long/large ear Long/large/bulbous nose Macroglossia Macropenis/large penis Muscular build Prognathism Tall stature Tapered fingers Thick lips Abnormal dental position Adenoma Increased body hair Kiphosis Synophris Update : 01/06/2004 Orphanet database access

51. Acromegaly acromegaly. Causes. In over 90 percent of acromegaly patients, the overproduction of GH is caused by a benign tumor of the pituitary gland, called an adenoma. http://www.fact-index.com/a/ac/acromegaly.html

Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Acromegaly Acromegaly (from Greek akros "high" and megalos "large" - extremities enlargement) is a is a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (hGH). Most commonly it is a benign hGH producing tumor derived from a distinct type of cells (somatotrophs) and called pituitary adenoma . It most commonly affects middle-aged adults and can result in serious illness and premature death. In children the related condition is called gigantism , because long bones can still grow. The disease because of its slow and often insidious onset, is frequently not diagnosed correctly. Features that result from high level of hGH or expanding tumor include: Soft tissue swelling of the hands and feet (early sign) Brow and lower jaw protrusion (enlarging jaw and hat size) Enlarging hands (ring size) Enlarging feet (shoe size) Arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome Teeth spacing increase Heart failure (major medical problem). Compression of the optic chiasm leading to loss of vision in the outer visual fields. diabetes mellitus hypertension Table of contents 1 Causes 2 Treatment 2.1 Surgery

52. Acromegaly - Medical Dictionary Definitions Of Popular Medical Terms acromegaly Condition due to the production of too much growth hormone by the pituitary gland after the end of adolescence. When http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2127

53. Tall Persons Club GB & Ireland · Medical Information · Acromegaly/Gigantism acromegaly/Gigantism, back to Medical Information. If unchecked, the person will take on the characteristic appearance of one suffering from acromegaly. http://www.tallclub.co.uk/medical/acromegaly.asp

Home Bulletin Board (BBS) Chat Room Events ... Member Login Acromegaly/Gigantism back to Medical Information Gigantism: growth hormone is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It controls the rate of growth of the individual, as well as determining the timing of sexual maturity. It certain cases, usually due to a micro-tumour, the gland continues to secrete growth hormone for much longer, and in greater quantities, than it should. The affected person will continue to grow upwards, as well as outwards, until secretion is stopped, by medical or surgical intervention. If unchecked, the person will take on the characteristic appearance of one suffering from acromegaly. Acromegaly: when normal growth is complete the ends of the long bones fuse, and the person has reached their final height. If the pituitary starts to produce growth hormone again, the person will experience some upwards growth but, due to the fusion of the long bones, many bones, such as the lower jaw, will grow outwards. This leads to a characteristic appearance of the lower jaw and lips, thickening of the fingers and feet, and enlargement of cartilage structures, such as the nose and adams apple, the latter resulting in a deeper than normal voice. The condition is not hereditary, i.e. is not passed on from parent to child via the genetic material, however, some people believe that a set of conditions, or family tendencies, can be passed on, which may make the child more likely than normal to develop the condition. In one case, a man reported that several members of his family have had several pituitary related problems: - diabetes and cryptorchidism (undescended testes), for instance.

54. Disease Directory : Endocrine Disorders : Pituitary : Acromegaly (acromegaly)acromegaly)12 ?03?27?, ?16?01?30?. acromegaly Spanish acromegaly. http://www.diseasedirectory.net/Endocrine_Disorders/Pituitary/Acromegaly/default

Wednesday, June 02, 2004 Endocrine Disorders Pituitary Acromegaly Cushing's Syndrome ... Pituitary : Acromegaly ?(Acromegaly) - ?(Acromegaly). ?:12 ?03?27?, ?:16?01?30?. Acromegaly - Spanish Acromegaly. Definition: Acromegaly is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by the presence of too much growth hormone. It Acromegaly - Acromegaly, Book, Home Page. Acromegaly - Note: All links within content go to MayoClinic.com. Diseases and Conditions. Acromegaly. From MayoClinic.com Special to CNN.com. Acromegaly Acromegaly - Acromegaly is caused by prolonged overproduction of GH by the pituitary gland. Many men with acromegaly also develop erectile dysfunction (impotence). Acromegaly - Answers question such as what causes this, how common it is, how it is diagnosed and how it is treated. Suggested readings and other resources. Acromegaly - Methodist Health Care System looks at what this disease is, its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Acromegaly - A look at what this disorder is and the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Acromegaly - A look at this disorder, its causes, how common it is, diagnosis, and treatment.

55. Acromegaly acromegaly. other Dwarfism, Pituitary. acromegaly. acromegaly. A patient information document about acromegaly, a hormonal disorder http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/detail/C0001206L0001206.html

low graphics Acromegaly Acromegaly Acromegaly / drug therapy other: Dwarfism, Pituitary Acromegaly Acromegaly A patient information document about acromegaly, a "hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH)." It explains the causes, diagnosis and treatment. A list of further reading on the topic is also included. Published by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the US National Institutes of Health. Patient Education Handout [Publication Type] Acromegaly Acromegaly / drug therapy Sandostatin.com This is an international Web site for Sandostatin, and is intended for healthcare professionals outside the US. Sandostatin (octreotide acetate) is used in the treatment of acromegaly and the symptoms associated with gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine (NE) tumours. The site provides information on the preparation, injection, and dosage of Sandostatin, as well as the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly and GEP NE tumours. Some case studies, journal articles and PowerPoint slides are also available. Produced by Novartis Pharma AG. NB: "The information on this site is not country-specific and may contain information that is outside the approved indications where you practice." Pharmaceutical Preparations Octreotide Neuroendocrine Tumors / drug therapy Acromegaly / drug therapy Last modified: 27 May 2004

56. U.S. Sandostatin - About Acromegaly acromegaly is a rare disease that affects about 40 out of every million people in the US If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with acromegaly http://www.us.sandostatin.com/info/pages/acromegaly/home.do

US Sandostatin Home About Acromegaly Living With Acromegaly About Sandostatin Inside Info Resources ... Healthcare Professionals var buiContextPath = ""; Printer-friendly version E-mail this page If you or someone close to you has been told they have acromegaly, you may be looking for the facts concerning this chronic condition. Sometimes, information may be hard to find since acromegaly is rare about 40 people out of every million have acromegaly. This website will help answer your initial questions. It offers information on acromegaly , its diagnosis and available treatment options. We hope that the Acromegaly InfoSource will allow you to better understand this disease by helping you uncover important facts and medical resources. This site also provides information on the latest approaches to treatment of this rare disorder, featuring a once-a-month therapy called Sandostatin LAR Depot (octreotide acetate for injectable suspension). Of course, you should rely on your own doctor, nurse, or other health care professional for information about your condition. US Sandostatin Home About Acromegaly Living With Acromegaly About Sandostatin Inside Info Resources ... Contact Us Sandostatin site survey X Please help us make this site better by answering these survey questions. We are not collecting any personally identifiable information. See our

57. Bbc.co.uk - Health - Illnesses And Conditions - Acromegaly A feature on growth hormones and acromegaly, looking at what it is, and the treatments available. http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/acromegaly.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index WEDNESDAY 2nd June 2004 Text only BBC Homepage Health Home Lifestyle Home ... Conditions QUICK GUIDE A-Z Children's Ailments IN-DEPTH Addictions Allergies Arthritis Asthma ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! A-Z Illnesses and Conditions Growth hormone and acromegaly By Dr Rob Hicks Growth hormone does what it says Overproduction of growth hormone Rampant growth ... Overcoming the problem A question of size If asked, many people say that they would like parts of their body to be bigger. It's a fact of life that in today's society, 'size matters.' However, there are times when enlargement of certain body parts is not so great, or indeed desired. Growth hormone does what it says The pituitary gland is responsible for producing many different hormones. Some of these hormones act directly on parts of the body, whilst some trigger other glands to in turn release their own hormones. One hormone produced by the pituitary gland that acts directly is called growth hormone (GH) and it doesn't take a genius to figure what is does. Growth hormone stimulates the growth of muscle, cartilage, and bone. Overproduction of growth hormone In rare circumstances, the pituitary gland may produce excessive amounts of growth hormone. Invariably this is the result of the presence of a pituitary tumour, which in the majority of cases is non-cancerous. Very occasionally these tumours appear as part of an inherited condition called multiple endocrine neoplasia, in which tumours develop in several different hormone-producing glands around the body.

58. Acromegaly - OhioHealth acromegaly is an uncommon hormonal disorder, related to the overproduction of growth hormone. It acromegaly, Overview. acromegaly http://www.ohiohealth.com/healthreference/reference/1EC8F4C0-4627-4349-A3C7F1DE8

59. Neuroendocrine Tumors. Information About Brain Tumor Symptoms And Treatments. Re Carcinoid Disease, acromegaly, Bone Complications, acromegaly. Current Treatments for acromegaly Elevated levels of growth hormone affect the whole body. http://www.advancesinoncology.com/cancer/neuroendocrine-acromegaly.asp

Cancer Information from Leading Cancer Experts Current Developments In Cancer Treatment Breast Cancer Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Gastrointestinal Stromal ... Home Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis Oncology Acromegaly Current Treatments for Acromegaly Elevated levels of growth hormone affect the whole body. There is a wide range of treatment options for this condition, which is called acromegaly. Listen to experts describe therapies, from surgery to medication. >> Watch Video >> Read Transcript What horomones are affected in acromegaly? Why is controlling tumor size so important in treating acromegaly? ... Approaches to Treating Pituitary Tumors Tumors in the pituitary can release hormones that wreak havoc throughout the body. Listen to experts explain why shrinking tumors is an important goal in treating symptoms of acromegaly. >> Watch Video >> Read Transcript What are the characteristics of tumors that cause acromegaly? How I Learned I Had Acromegaly Robert Violonto experienced massive headaches and years of unusual symptoms before an accidental encounter with a doctor and a handshake led to a diagnosis of acromegaly. >> Watch Video >> Read Transcript How can doctors shrink tumors that cause acromegaly?

60. Healthology Acromegaly BACK TO HEALTH CENTER, acromegaly. Featured acromegaly Programs. There is a wide range of treatment options for this condition, which is called acromegaly. http://www.advancesinoncology.com/focus_index.asp?f=aio_acromegaly

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