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Growth Hormone Deficiency

What are the causes?

Growth hormone deficiency and multiple pituitary hormone deficiency may also occur associated with tumours of the brain or as a secondary complication of the treatment of childhood cancer, usually associated with irradiation of the brain.

With the more recent successful outcomes in the treatment of childhood cancer, this is an increasing cause of growth hormone deficiency. It is important that such children be seen by a specialist endocrinologist as the underlying condition can be effectively treated, but the pituitary deficiency may evolve with time.

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Medical text written November 1995 by Dr R Stanhope. Last reviewed July 2006 by Dr R Stanhope, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

 

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