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Acromegaly and anaplastic astrocytoma: coincidence or pathophysiological relation?
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Insulin-like growth factor type I (IGF-I) is an important promoter in the tumorigenesis of several extracranial and intracranial neoplasms. In astrocytic-cell tumors, the role of autocrine and paracrine IGF-I expression in enhancing tumoral progression is well established. However, the influence of systemic IGF-I levels on the clinical behavior of astrocytic neoplasms remains an open subject of research. We report the case of a 28-year-old man who presented simultaneously with acromegaly and ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Pituitary
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 325-330
- Publication date:
- 2008-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1573-7403
- ISSN:
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1386-341X
- Source identifiers:
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29316
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:29316
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- pubs:29316
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2008
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