Keywords: Acromegaly; Endocrinology; Gigantism; History of medicine; Paleopathology; Pituitary.

2012年12月1日 · A very tall skeleton, found during archaeological excavations near Rome (Italy) and dated back to the Imperial Age (3rd century AD), was affected by pituitary gigantism, a …

2021年1月1日 · Historical facts about the Roman emperor Gaius Julia Vera Maximinus, who ruled in Rome between CE 235 and CE 238, claim that his height was 2.60 m, that he had a large …

2012年11月19日 · (Phys.org)—Paleopathologist Simona Minozzi and her team working at the University of Pisa, have published a paper in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and …

2012年11月10日 · It's no tall tale — the first complete ancient skeleton of a person with gigantism has been discovered near Rome, a new study says. At 6 feet, 8 inches (202 centimeters) tall, …

2019年12月1日 · Pituitary gigantism patients are characterized by male predominance and large tumors that are difficult to control. Treatment delay increases final height and symptom burden.

A skeletal discovery near Rome, dated to the 3rd century AD, reveals the first documented case of pituitary gigantism from ancient times. The remains belong to a young male exhibiting …

A very tall skeleton, found during archaeological excavations near Rome (Italy) and dated back to the Imperial Age (3rd century AD), was affected by pituitary gigantism, a rare growth disease …

2019年12月9日 · Hereditary acromegalic gigantism in the family of Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax. 1. Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 …

Gigantism is a very rare condition, in which the hypersecretion of hGH onset before epiphyseal closure stimulates cartilaginous activity at the growth plate and accelerates linear growth of …