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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I think your pediatrician is alarmed because that's incredibly big.

I would be concerned about the possibility of a pituitary gland tumor if I were him. [/quote]

Yes. Pituitary gland tumor and excessive growth hormone being produced. I'd be concerned, too.

Almost all pituitary tumors are benign (non-cancerous) glandular tumors called pituitary adenomas. These tumors are considered benign because they don’t spread to other parts of the body, like cancers can do. Still, even benign pituitary tumors can cause significant health problems because of their location near the brain and because many of them secrete excess hormones.

Anterior pituitary
Most pituitary tumors begin in the larger, front part of the pituitary gland known as the anterior pituitary. This part of the gland makes several hormones that control other endocrine glands.
• [b]Growth hormone (GH, also known as somatotropin) promotes body growth during childhood. If too much is made in a child they will grow very tall.[/b] Normally, adults make only small amounts of growth hormone. If an adult makes too much growth hormone, the bones of the hands, feet, and face continue to grow and become quite large, causing their normal features to become distorted. This condition is called acromegaly.
• Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH, also called thyrotropin) stimulates growth of the thyroid gland and the release of thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormone regulates metabolism. Too much makes you hyperactive and shaky, and too little makes you sluggish. If a pituitary tumor makes too much TSH, it can cause hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland)[/quote]

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