Prevalence of clinical signs, symptoms and comorbidities at diagnosis of acromegaly: a systematic review in accordance with PRISMA guidelines

TNA Slagboom, CC van Bunderen, R De Vries… - Pituitary, 2023 - Springer
Objective Diagnostic delay is high in acromegaly and leads to increased morbidity and
mortality. The aim of this study is to systematically assess the most prevalent clinical signs …

Sex differences in acromegaly at diagnosis: a nationwide cohort study and meta‐analysis of the literature

J Dal, BG Skov, M Andersen… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Data on sex differences in acromegaly at the time of diagnosis vary considerably
between studies. Design A nationwide cohort study including all incident cases of …

Changing presentation of acromegaly in half a century: a single-center experience

AN Demir, C Sulu, Z Kara, S Sahin, D Ozaydin… - Pituitary, 2023 - Springer
Objective Investigate the changes in the characteristics of presentation, in patients with
acromegaly over a period of approximately half a century. Methods The medical records of …

Diagnosis and management of acromegaly: the patient's perspective

I Kreitschmann-Andermahr, S Siegel, B Kleist… - Pituitary, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Early diagnosis is a success factor for the prevention of long-term comorbidity and
premature death in patients with acromegaly, but large-scale data on the diagnostic process …

Carpal tunnel syndrome in acromegaly: a nationwide study

K Vouzouneraki, D Esposito, S Mukka… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is common in patients with acromegaly, with a
reported prevalence of 19–64%. We studied CTS in a large national cohort of patients with …

Oral manifestations and maxillo-facial features in the acromegalic patient: a literature review

A De Stefani, F Dassie, A Wennberg, G Preo… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Acromegaly is a chronic disease caused by an abnormal secretion of growth
hormone (GH) by a pituitary adenoma, resulting in an increased circulating concentration of …

The role of the dentist and orthodontist in recognizing oro-facial manifestations of acromegaly: a questionnaire-based study

G Preo, A De Stefani, F Dassie, A Wennberg, R Vettor… - Pituitary, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Oro-facial manifestations of acromegaly are among the earliest signs of the disease
and are reported by a significant number of patients at diagnosis. Despite this high …

Emerging histopathological and genetic parameters of pituitary adenomas: clinical impact and recommendation for future WHO classification

W Saeger, S Petersenn, C Schöfl, UJ Knappe… - Endocrine …, 2016 - Springer
The review assesses immunohistochemical findings of somatostatin receptors and of
metalloproteinases in different pituitary adenoma types and the significance of molecular …

Up-regulation of sex-determining region Y-box 9 (SOX9) in growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas

FI Shirian, M Ghorbani, ME Khamseh, M Imani… - BMC Endocrine …, 2021 - Springer
Background Pituitary adenomas are benign brain tumors that cause considerable morbidity
and neurological symptoms. SOX9 as a regulatory transcriptional mediator affects normal …

Automatic Detection for Acromegaly Using Hand Photographs: A Deep-Learning Approach

C Duan, W Chen, S Yao, Z Mao, Z Wang, B Hu… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Machine learning assisted diagnosis of acromegaly from facial photographs has been
proved feasible in recent years. According to our previous research, facial and limb changes …