Gigantism and acromegaly are growth disorders that result from excess amounts of growth hormone in the body. The conditions are similar but have several differences. Growth hormone is one of the ...

To the Editor: I read with great interest the paper by Sotos et al., entitled "Cerebral Gigantism in Childhood," which appeared in the July 16 issue of the Journal. For the past year I have been p ...

Acromegaly is often confused with gigantism, another rare condition that causes excessive growth as a result of high levels of growth hormone production. However, unlike acromegaly, ...