Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

"Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A pituitary tumor that secretes GROWTH HORMONE. In humans, excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE leads to ACROMEGALY.

Descriptor ID	D049912
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.470.035.415 C04.588.322.609.292 C10.228.140.617.738.675.299 C19.344.609.292 C19.700.734.292
Concept/Terms	Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma GH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma GH Secreting Pituitary Adenoma GH-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas Pituitary Adenomas, GH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma, GH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma, GH Secreting Pituitary Growth Hormone-Secreting Adenoma Pituitary Growth Hormone Secreting Adenoma Somatotroph Adenoma Adenoma, Somatotroph Adenomas, Somatotroph Somatotroph Adenomas Acromegaly Due To Pituitary Adenoma Pituitary Adenoma, Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma, Growth Hormone Secreting Somatotrophinoma, Familial Somatotrophinoma, Familial Isolated Familial Somatotropinoma Somatotropinoma, Familial Isolated

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma".

Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
Adenoma [C04.557.470.035]
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma [C04.557.470.035.415]
Neoplasms by Site [C04.588]
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms [C04.588.322]
Pituitary Neoplasms [C04.588.322.609]
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma [C04.588.322.609.292]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Hypothalamic Diseases [C10.228.140.617]
Pituitary Diseases [C10.228.140.617.738]
Pituitary Neoplasms [C10.228.140.617.738.675]
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma [C10.228.140.617.738.675.299]
Endocrine System Diseases [C19]
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms [C19.344]
Pituitary Neoplasms [C19.344.609]
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma [C19.344.609.292]
Pituitary Diseases [C19.700]
Pituitary Neoplasms [C19.700.734]
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma [C19.700.734.292]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma".

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