A 47-year-old man complains of increased shoe size and ring size over several years, along with coarse facial features. His IGF-1 levels are elevated....

Question

A 47-year-old man complains of increased shoe size and ring size over several years, along with coarse facial features. His IGF-1 levels are elevated. What is the most likely underlying cause of these findings?

Accepted Answer

GH-secreting pituitary adenoma

Answer

Prolactinoma

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ACTH-producing pituitary adenoma

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Hyperthyroidism

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Parathyroid adenoma

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Acromegaly

A 47-year-old man complains of increased shoe size and ring size over several years, along with coarse facial features. His IGF-1 levels are elevated. What is the most likely underlying cause of these findings?