Images in Clinical Medicine

Pituitary Gigantism

Robert F. Gagel, M.D., and Ian E. McCutcheon, M.D.

N Engl J Med 1999; 340:524February 18, 1999

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Figure 1 A 22-year-old man with gigantism due to excess growth hormone is shown to the left of his identical twin. The increased height (Panel A) and enlarged hand (Panel B) and foot (Panel C) of the affected twin are apparent. Their height and features began to diverge at the age of approximately 13 years.

Robert F. Gagel, M.D.
Ian E. McCutcheon, M.D.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030

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