Vol. 43 (7-8) 2022 Neuro endocrinology letters

Diabetes mellitus secondary to growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma.

: Growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma is a common intracranial benign tumor, characterized by excessive production of growth hormone, which leads to acromegaly or giant disease. An abnormal increase in growth hormone can induce glucose metabolism disorder, which is often diagnosed and treated as type 2 diabetes, because of uncont.....