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Acromegaly
PUBLISHED:
1998
REVISED:
January 2008
TOPIC:
Endocrine Testing
SCOPE:
Laboratory investigation
ABSTRACT:
The guideline assists the practitioner in the initial laboratory investigation in patients with suspected acromegaly. Clinical features resulting from the mass effects of the enlarging tumor are distinguished from those resulting from hormone over secretion.
TARGET POPULATION:
Any person with signs or symptoms of acromegaly
EXCLUSIONS:
None specified
Summary:
Acromegaly
Guideline:
Acromegaly
Working Group Membership
A multi-disciplinary team comprised of:
General Practitioners
Pathologists
Endocrinologists
Clinical Biochemists
Laboratory technologists
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