On Gigantism. Shereshevsky (Endocrinology, vol. X, no. 1)

Abstract

The author had the opportunity to observe a 22-year-old patient with gigantism since the first months of life. Considering the question of the relation of gigantism to acromegaly, the author dwells on the theory that gigantism develops due to hyperplasia of cellular elements of the anterior pituitary lobe, while acromegaly - due to adenoma of its eosinophilic elements. In his case, the author applied X-ray therapy.