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acromegaly
excess growth hormone due to eosinophilic adenoma/hyperplasia
- osseous enlargement (phalangeal tufts, vertebrae)
- flared ends of long bones
- cystic changes in carpals, femoral trochanters
- osteoporosis
- spade-like hand
- prognathism (elongation of mandible) in few cases
- sellar enlargement and erosion
- enlarged paranasal sinuses (esp. frontal): 75%
- calvarial hyperostosis (esp. inner table)
- enlarged occipital protuberance
- vertebrae: posterior scalloping (30%), anterior new bone,
loss of disc space
- heel pad > 25 mm
- premature osteoarthritis (commonly knees)
Yong H. Hahn, MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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