What is gigatism? ?
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Gigantism is a serious condition that is nearly always caused by an adenoma, a tumor of the pituitary gland. Gigantism occurs in patients who had excessive growth hormone in childhood. The pituitary tumor cells secrete too much growth hormone (GH), leading to many changes in the body.
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°°√√°°√√Gigantism is a serious condition that is nearly always caused by an adenoma, a tumor of the pituitary gland.°°√√°°√√
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•√√√√√gigantism must occur during childhood before the growth plates in the long bones of the body (for example, the femur or humerus) have closed. . Gigantism is most often caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland called a pituitary adenoma.•√√√√√
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