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Review
. 2020;20(8):1133-1143.
doi: 10.2174/1871530320666200127103320.

Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AME) and Italian AACE Chapter Position Statement for Clinical Practice: Acromegaly - Part 1: Diagnostic and Clinical Issues

Renato Cozzi  1 , Maria R Ambrosio  2 , Roberto Attanasio  3 , Alessandro Bozzao  4 , Laura De Marinis  5 , Ernesto De Menis  6 , Edoardo Guastamacchia  7 , Andrea Lania  8 , Giovanni Lasio  9 , Francesco Logoluso  10 , Pietro Maffei  11 , Maurizio Poggi  12 , Vincenzo Toscano  12 , Michele Zini  13 , Philippe Chanson  14 , Laurence Katznelson  15
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Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AME) and Italian AACE Chapter Position Statement for Clinical Practice: Acromegaly - Part 1: Diagnostic and Clinical Issues

Renato Cozzi et al. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2020.

Abstract

Acromegaly is a rare disease. Improvements in lifespan in these patients have recently been reported due to transsphenoidal surgery (TSS), advances in medical therapy, and strict criteria for defining disease remission. This document reports the opinions of a group of Italian experts who have gathered together their prolonged clinical experience in the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of acromegaly patients. Both GH and IGF-I (only IGF-I in those treated with Pegvisomant) are needed in the diagnosis and follow-up. Comorbidities (cardio-cerebrovascular disease, sleep apnea, metabolic derangement, neoplasms, and bone/joint disease) should be specifically addressed. Any newly diagnosed patient should be referred to a multidisciplinary team experienced in the treatment of pituitary adenomas.

Keywords: Acromegaly; GH; IGF-I; comorbidities; discrepant; pituitary.

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