The role of diabetes in acromegaly associated neoplasia.

The risk and mortality due to cancer in patients with acromegaly have been previously investigated. Although GH/IGF-1 excess provides a probable pathophysiological explanation, the degree of IGF-1 excess and the role in acromegaly-associated neoplasms of diabetes, a common comorbidity in acromegaly...

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Main Authors: Sonia Cheng, Karen Gomez, Omar Serri, Constance Chik, Shereen Ezzat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4440645?pdf=render