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Endo, Itsuro
Tokushima University
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Morimoto, Kana
Tokushima University
Yoshida, Sumiko
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Kuroda, Akio
Tokushima University
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Aihara, Ken-ichi
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Matsuhisa, Munehide
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Nakajima, Kohei
The University of Tokushima
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Nagahiro, Shinji
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Abe, Masahiro
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Keywords | GH-secreting macroadenoma
somatostatin analogue
remarkable shrinkage
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Journal Article
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Description | Acromegaly is caused by excessive growth hormone secretion, usually from pituitary adenomas. Somoatostatin analogues are widely used as primary or adjunctive therapy in the management of acromegaly. In this report, we present a case with remarkable shrinkage of a tumor after relatively short-term octreotide long-acting release (LAR) administration. During the 30-month follow-up after starting octreotide LAR, there was no recurrence of acromegaly with remarkable shrinkage of the tumor on pituitary magnetic resonance imaging. A literature review of the predictors for tumor shrinkage after the administration of somatostatin analogues in patients with acromegaly is also discussed in relation to this case.
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Journal Title |
Internal Medicine
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ISSN | 13497235
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Publisher | The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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Volume | 56
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Issue | 18
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Start Page | 2455
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End Page | 2461
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Published Date | 2017-09-15
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Rights | The Internal Medicine is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view the details of this license, please visit (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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University Hospital
Medical Sciences
Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences
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