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Akromegalie a cíle léčby

Title in English Acromegaly and treatment goals
Authors

STARÝ Karel MUNTEANU Hana MÁCA Karel

Year of publication 2021
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Neuroendocrine Tumors News Czech Edition
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://www.worldmednet.cz/akromegalie-a-cile-lecby/
Keywords acromegaly; somatostatin analogy; therapy
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Description Acromegaly is a rare disease. In addition to acromegaloid features, high levels of growth hormone, which is formed autonomously in the pituitary adenoma, cause a number of secondary metabolic, oncological, cardiovascular, etc. It significantly increases mortality and morbidity. With effective use of therapeutic options, normalization of GH levels is achieved in most patients. The case report will present the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy in a radically inoperable patient.

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