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CHILDHOOD ACROMEGALY SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH INTERSTITIAL IRRADIATION USING YTTRIUM‐90
Author(s) -
ROSENSTOCK J.,
DOYLE F. H.,
HALL R.,
MASHITER K.,
JOPLIN G. F.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1982.tb09534.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acromegaly , prednisone , asymptomatic , hormone , growth hormone , surgery , endocrinology
. A child with a growth hormone producing tumour presented at the age of 4 1/2 years. The onset of the disease was at 18 months of age. Treatment was given with three doses of interstitial irradiation using yttrium‐90 implants. There were no local complications from the procedures. Now, 11 years after diagnosis, she is asymptomatic, of normal appearance, and her height and the size of the pituitary fossa are normal. Growth hormone levels are almost normal, thyroid function is intact, and she is maintained on prednisone and sex hormones.