Causes of Acromegaly

Acromegaly: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Acromegaly, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Acromegaly:

• Growth hormone
• GH
• Somatotroph tumor
• Growth hormone-releasing hormone
• Glycogen synthetase phosphatase
• GSP
• Acral overgrowth
• Macrognathia
• Visceral overgrowth
• Macroglossia
• Panhypopituitarism
• Somatic hypertrophy

Acromegaly: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Acromegaly: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Acromegaly:

• Pituitary-tumor-caused acromegaly
• Non-pituitary-tumor-caused acromegaly
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Acromegaly: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Pituitary conditions
• Bizarre medical conditions
• Growth conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• more types...»

Acromegaly as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Acromegaly as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Acromegaly. Our database lists the following as having Acromegaly as a complication of that condition:

• McCune-Albright Syndrome
• Nevi -- atrial myxoma -- myxoid neurofibromata -- ephelides
• Pituitary Cancer

Acromegaly as a symptom:

Conditions listing Acromegaly as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Acromegaly. Our database lists the following as having Acromegaly as a symptom of that condition:

• Acromegaloid, Cutis Verticis Gyrata, Corneal Leukoma Syndrome
• Carney syndrome
• Growth-hormone secreting pituitary adenoma, colonic polyposis, lipomatosis, lentigines and renal carcinoma
• Insulin resistance, short fifth metacarpals
• McCune-Albright Syndrome
• Mental retardation, X-linked -- acromegaly -- hyperactivity

What causes Acromegaly?

Causes: Acromegaly: Pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone often due to a tumor.

Cause statistics for Acromegaly:

The following are statistics from various sources about the causes of Acromegaly:

• 90% of acromegaly cases are caused by a benign tumour of the pituitary gland or adenoma in the US (NIDDK, NIH, 2002)
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Related information on causes of Acromegaly:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Acromegaly may be found in:

• Hidden causes of Acromegaly