Pegvisomant therapy in acromegalic patient resistant to other treatment: case report

• Main Authors: Emilia Nowicka (Author), Michał Obel (Author), Piotr Dzikowski (Author), Martyna Stefaniak (Author), Zofia Pietrzak (Author), Ewa Obel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Acromegaly is a chronic, rare disorder resulting from growth hormone (GH) hypersecretion, usually caused by a pituitary adenoma. GH stimulates synthesis of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), whom assay should be used as a screening test whenever acromegaly is suspected. Patients wit...