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      Effects of Octreotide Infusion, Surgery and Estrogen on Suppression of Height Increase and 20K Growth Hormone Ratio in a Girl with Gigantism due to a Growth Hormone-Secreting Macroadenoma

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          We treated an extremely tall 13-year-old girl with a growth hormone (GH)-secreting macroadenoma and GH levels of 120–495 ng/ml with a combination of preoperative octreotide infusion, surgery and postoperative octreotide infusion plus estrogen, which resulted in reduced tumor size prior to surgery, reduced GH levels and completely suppressed growth after surgery. 20K GH is produced by alternative splicing of 22K GH mRNA and the ratio of 20K GH to 22K GH is within a small range in the normal population and high in a GH-secreting tumor. The 20K/22K GH ratio in this patient was persistently elevated during each phase of the treatment and may serve as a sensitive index of tumor-derived GH secretion.

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            Journal ID (publisher-id): HRE
            Journal ID (nlm-ta): Horm Res Paediatr
            Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1663-2818
            Title: Hormone Research in Paediatrics
            Publisher: S. Karger AG
            ISSN (Print): 1663-2818
            ISSN (Electronic): 1663-2826
            Publication date Subscription-year: 2000
            Publication date (Print): 2000
            Publication date (Electronic): 12 October 2000
            Volume: 53
            Issue: 3
            Pages: 157-160
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            aDepartment of Pediatrics and bDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba, and cInstitute of Biological Science, Mitsui Pharmaceuticals, Mobara, Japan
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            Publisher ID: 23556 Other ID: Horm Res 2000;53:157–160
            DOI: 10.1159/000023556
            PubMed ID: 11044798
            SO-VID: 852a0742-0378-42a1-9b5e-50480bf66a7d
            Copyright © © 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel
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            Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, microcopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Drug Dosage: The authors and the publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selection and dosage set forth in this text are in accord with current recommendations and practice at the time of publication. However, in view of ongoing research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert for each drug for any changes in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently employed drug. Disclaimer: The statements, opinions and data contained in this publication are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publishers and the editor(s). The appearance of advertisements or/and product references in the publication is not a warranty, endorsement, or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements.

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            ScienceOpen disciplines: Endocrinology & Diabetes,Neurology,Nutrition & Dietetics,Sexual medicine,Internal medicine,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
            Keywords: Octreotide,Estrogen,Gigantism,Growth hormone, 20 K
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            ScienceOpen disciplines: Endocrinology & Diabetes, Neurology, Nutrition & Dietetics, Sexual medicine, Internal medicine, Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
            Keywords: Octreotide, Estrogen, Gigantism, Growth hormone, 20 K

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