Acromegaly

**Definition:** A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw (PROGNATHISM); hands; FEET; HEAD; and THORAX. The most common etiology is a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)

**Tree numbers:** - C05.116.132.082 - C10.228.140.617.738.250.100 - C19.700.355.179

**Synonyms:** - Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly) - Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly) - Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)