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 ...

is a hormonal disorder resulting from excessive production of the growth hormone by the pituitary gland after puberty, often referred as gigantism.

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 ...