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SUBMITTER: Syro LV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3905832 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Syro Luis V LV Sundsbak Jamie L JL Scheithauer Bernd W BW Toledo Rodrigo A RA Camargo Mauricio M Heyer Christina M CM Sekiya Tomoko T Uribe Humberto H Escobar Jorge I JI Vasquez Martin M Rotondo Fabio F Toledo Sergio P A SP Kovacs Kalman K Horvath Eva E Babovic-Vuksanovic Dusica D Harris Peter C PC
Pituitary 20120901 3
A 39-year-old woman with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) presented with acromegaly and a pituitary macroadenoma. There was a family history of this renal disorder. She had undergone surgery for pituitary adenoma 6 years prior. Physical examination disclosed bitemporal hemianopsia and elevation of both basal growth hormone (GH) 106 ng/mL (normal 0-5) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) 811 ng/mL (normal 48-255) blood levels. A magnetic resonance imaging scan disclosed a 3. ...[more]