Concept information
Preferred term
Gigantism
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Gigantism, Pituitary
- Pituitary Gigantism
Scope note
- The condition of accelerated and excessive GROWTH in children or adolescents who are exposed to excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE before the closure of EPIPHYSES. It is usually caused by somatotroph hyperplasia or a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. These patients are of abnormally tall stature, more than 3 standard deviations above normal mean height for age.
In other languages
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Finnish
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gigantismi
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gigantismus
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jättikasvuisuus
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pitkäkasvuisuus
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005877
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