Acromegaly is usually caused by a noncancerous tumor. Middle-aged adults are most commonly affected. Symptoms include enlargement of the face, hands, and feet. Prompt treatment is needed to avoid serious illness. Drugs can reduce the effects of growth hormone. If needed, surgery and radiation may be used to remove tumor cells.
Could artificial intelligence and machine learning recognize the early, subtle changes in people’s faces associated with the hormonal disease acromegaly? New research spearheaded by Dr. Manel Puig-Domingo and outlined in a recent paper published in the journal PITUITARY raises the possibility that AI algorithms and machine learning could provide a game-changing approach to the early diagnosis of this complex disease, which now takes an average of 6 to 10 years to diagnose.
From J D Faccinetti – Shortly after my acromegaly treatment had begun in 2011, I got a call from my friend and now Pituitary World News partner Dr. Lewis Blevins. He had given my name
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr. MD – This person has residual growth hormone producing pituitary adenoma that was inaccessible to the surgeon via the transsphenoidal route. I must say, however, that about 90 to 95%
Experts Recommend Tumor Removal as First-Line Treatment for Acromegaly. Endocrine society publishes Clinical Practice Guidelines on condition caused by excess growth Hormone. View a PDF of the guidelines here Washington, DC—The Endocrine Society today issued
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr., MD – “This is a nice review highlighting bone disease in patients with acromegaly. One would think that bone enlargement would be associated with increased strength. That is not always
From Lewis S Blevins Jr,. MD – My approach to the postoperative evaluation of patients with acromegaly is based on over a quarter of a century of experience evaluating and treating patients with the disorder.
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – All too often, I see patients who come to the clinic with devastating recurrences of their pituitary tumors. For example, the accompanying MRI depicts a recurrent pituitary tumor in
From Dr. Lewis Blevins. Growth Hormone is secreted in pulses, usually 9-12 per 24-hour period, and most of these occur at night while we are sleeping. In normal adults, growth hormone levels are undetectable 50%
Some pituitary tumors occur as a result of heritable conditions. Dr. Korbonits and her group have remarkably advanced our understanding of the genetics of inherited pituitary disorders. She has elucidated the genetic cause of acromegaly