| Literature DB >> 28904697 |
Nadia Anoun1, Hanan El Ouahabi1,2.
Abstract
Somatotroph adenomas are rare in the aging population. Diagnosis of somatotroph adenomas is often long delayed and they are characterized by atypical clinical picture. Their diagnostic criteria are similar to those used for younger patients. Surgery, if possible, is the treatment of choice for acromegaly in the elderly. Somatostatin analogues have shown to be effective in these patients. Prognosis is inversely correlated with patient's age, duration of disease and last GH level under treatment. Beside evolution of disease, age is a major determinant of mortality. We report three cases of elderly patients with acromegaly aged 75, 70 and 66 years respectively with a literature review.Entities:
Keywords: Acromegaly; aging population; pituitary surgery; prognosis
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28904697 PMCID: PMC5579428 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.169.11518
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Aspect des mains (1A) et des pieds (1B) chez une patiente acromégale
Figure 2Coupe sagittale d’une IRM hypothalamo-hypophysaire montrant une anomalie de signal anté-hypophysaire médiane, sans signes d’envahissement, mesurant 12 x 10 x 7,6 mm dans ses plus grands axes
Figure 3Coupe coronale d’une IRM hypothalamo-hypophysaire montrant un macroadénome hypophysaire mesurant 15mm de hauteur latéralisé droite