Gigantism due to pituitary mammosomatotroph hyperplasia

N Engl J Med. 1990 Aug 2;323(5):322-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199008023230507.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acromegaly / etiology
  • Body Height
  • Child, Preschool
  • Culture Techniques
  • Female
  • Gigantism / etiology*
  • Growth Hormone / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Pituitary Gland, Anterior / pathology*
  • Prolactin / metabolism
  • Receptors, Dopamine / analysis
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2
  • Receptors, Neurotransmitter / analysis
  • Receptors, Somatostatin

Substances

  • Receptors, Dopamine
  • Receptors, Dopamine D2
  • Receptors, Neurotransmitter
  • Receptors, Somatostatin
  • Prolactin
  • Growth Hormone