
Gigantism and Acromegaly
Description
Key Features
- Accessible, up-to-date overview of the characteristics, state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures, and management of acromegaly and gigantism
- Provides a unique compendium of endocrinology, genetics, clinical diagnosis and therapeutics
- Contains contributions from internationally known experts who have treated patients with acromegaly and gigantism
Readership
Endocrinologists with interest in pituitary tumors resulting in acromegaly and gigantism, pediatric endocrinologists and clinical geneticists, medical students and fellows
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 History of the identification of gigantism and acromegaly, Liliya Rostomyan, Albert Beckers and Patrick Petrossians
CHAPTER 2 Pathology of pituitary growth hormone excess, Sylvia L. Asa and Shereen Ezzat
CHAPTER 3 Gigantism: clinical diagnosis and description, Iulia Potorac, Liliya Rostomyan, Adrian F. Daly, Patrick Petrossians and Albert Beckers
CHAPTER 4 Acromegaly: clinical description and diagnosis, Kevin C.J. Yuen and Albert Becker
CHAPTER 5 GPR101, an orphan G-protein coupled receptor, with roles in growth, puberty, and possibly appetite regulation, Fady Hannah-Shmouni and Constantine A. Stratakis
CHAPTER 6 The role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein in pituitary tumorigenesis, Laura C. Herna´ndez-Ramı´rez
CHAPTER 7 The 3PAs syndrome and succinate dehydrogenase deficiency in pituitary tumors, Paraskevi Xekouki, Vasiliki Daraki, Grigoria Betsi, Maria Chrysoulaki, Maria Sfakiotaki, Maria Mytilinaiou and Constantine A. Stratakis
CHAPTER 8 CDKN1B (p27) defects leading to pituitary tumors, Sebastian Gulde and Natalia S. Pellegata
CHAPTER 9 Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes and somatotroph adenomas, Carolina R.C. Pieterman and Steven G. Waguespack
CHAPTER 10 GNAS, McCuneErika Peverelli, Donatella Treppiedi, Federica Mangili, Rosa Catalano and Giovanna Mantovani
CHAPTER 11 Surgical management of growth hormone-secreting adenomas, Elizabeth Hogan and Prashant Chittiboina
CHAPTER 12 Medical management of pituitary gigantism and acromegaly, Adrian F. Daly and Albert Beckers
CHAPTER 13 GHRH-producing tumors and other neuroendocrine neoplasms associated with acromegaly and/or gigantism, Sara Pakbaz, Anjelica Hodgson and Ozgur Mete
CHAPTER 14 Increased growth hormone secretion from lesions outside the anterior pituitary, Christina Tatsi and Constantine A. Stratakis
Product details
- No. of pages: 310
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2021
- Published: June 1, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128145371
- eBook ISBN: 9780128145388