신경섬유종증과 병발된 말단비대증 1예 = Coexistence of Neurofibromatosis and Acromegaly in a 17 - Year - Old Man

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Although it has been well recognized that the neurofibromatosis frequently associates with endocrine anomalies such as pheochromocytoma, thyroid tumor and hyperparathyroidism, there are very few instances of neurofibromatosis associated with acromegaly. The etiological basis of this association is not clear. We report one case of neurofibromatosis concurrently occurenored with acromegaly in a 17-year-old man. A diagnosis of neurofibromatosis had been made by typical skin manifestation on physical examination followed by pathological findings of biopsied tissue from the lesion.
A diagnosis of acromegaly had been made by elevated serum growth hormone level followed by detection of mass lesion on brain CT scan.
His growth hormone level became lower after bromocriptine therapy. The tumor will be regularly checked up by brain CT scan for growing or changing in nature. (J Kor Soc Endocrinol 6:371~376, 1991)