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Can the pituitary produce excess growth hormone without involvement of other hormones?

April 26, 2017cancer Conditions diseases excess growth Health Hormone Pituitary

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Can the pituitary produce excess growth hormone without involvement of other hormones?

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Yes, some pituitary adenomas produce only growth hormone. This will produce gigantism in individuals who are young, and do not have epiphyseal fusion, and acromegally, where the patient is older and the epiphises are already fused.