Open AccessAcromegaly without Imaging Evidence of Pituitary Adenoma
Author(s) -
Russell R. Lonser,
Bogdan A. Kindzelski,
Gautam U. Mehta,
John A. Jane,
Edward H. Oldfield
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0570
Subject(s) - acromegaly , medicine , pituitary adenoma , magnetic resonance imaging , adenoma , pituitary gland , radiology , pathology , growth hormone , hormone
GH-secreting pituitary adenomas are nearly always visible on conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. However, management and outcome of acromegalic patients lacking imaging evidence of GH-secreting pituitary adenomas are undefined.