A new study demonstrates that a benign growth on the pituitary gland causing a growth disorder called acromegaly, which in some cases may lead to gigantism, are often inherited in Northern Ireland. A ...

Jayson has gigantism, a 'condition where there is a growth on his pituitary gland' At 10 years old, he towers over most adult men at six-foot-three-inches But his large size leads to looks from ...

However, unlike acromegaly, gigantism begins during childhood ... In patients who have a small pituitary gland tumor that can be removed via surgery, the disease can be cured 85% of the time.

The pituitary gland is the most important gland in the body ... The pituitary tumour types occurring in these families are most commonly growth hormone-secreting adenomas (causing acromegaly or ...