Treatments for Gigantism
Treatments for Gigantism
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Gigantism
includes the following list.
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
Gigantism: Is the Diagnosis Correct?
The first step in getting correct treatment is
to get a correct diagnosis.
Differential diagnosis list for Gigantism may include:
Hidden causes of Gigantism may be incorrectly diagnosed:
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Acromegaly and gigantism:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment aims to curb overproduction of hGH through removal of the underlying tumor by cranial or transsphenoidal hypophysectomy or pituitary radiation therapy. In acromegaly, surgery is mandatory when a tumor causes blindness or other severe neurologic disturbances. Postoperative therapy often requires replacement of thyroid, cortisone, and gonadal hormones. Adjunctive treatment may include administration of bromocriptine or cabergoline and octreotide and postoperative conventional proton beam radiation, which inhibit hGH synthesis. The therapeutic goal is to reach and maintain hGH levels less than 2 ng/dl, because at that level, life expectancy is restored to that of age-matched controls.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Acromegaly and gigantism:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Overproduction of HGH is curbed through removal of the underlying tumor by cranial or transsphenoidal hypophysectomy or pituitary radiation therapy. With acromegaly, surgery is mandatory when a tumor causes blindness or another severe neurologic disturbance.
Postoperative therapy commonly requires replacement of thyroid and gonadal hormones and cortisone. Adjunctive treatment may include administration of lanreotide, bromocriptine, and octreotide, which inhibit HGH synthesis.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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