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hyperpituitarism
Excessive production of anterior pituitary hormones, especially growth hormone & prolactin. (see acromegaly, prolactinoma)
Laboratory:
- prolactin in serum
- IGF1 in serum
* evaluation for Cushing's disease only if signs & symptoms of excess cortisol
Related
acromegaly
Cushing's syndrome; hypercortisolism; hyperadrenocorticism; pluriglandular syndrome
hyperprolactinemia
General
sign/symptom
pituitary disease
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018