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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Adenoma > Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
Endocrine System Diseases > Pituitary Diseases > Pituitary Neoplasms > Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
Endocrine System Diseases > Endocrine Gland Neoplasms > Pituitary Neoplasms > Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Endocrine Gland Neoplasms > Pituitary Neoplasms > Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

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Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A pituitary tumor that secretes GROWTH HORMONE. In humans, excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE leads to ACROMEGALY.

Entry terms

  • Acromegaly Due To Pituitary Adenoma
  • GH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Adenoma, GH-Secreting
  • Pituitary Adenoma, Growth Hormone-Secreting
  • Pituitary Growth Hormone-Secreting Adenoma
  • Somatotroph Adenoma

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