Diseases caused by abnormal GH secretion by hypophysis

Question

Write down some diseases caused by the abnormal GH secretion by hypophysis?

Answer 1

In the childhood deficient GH secretion might lead to delayed growth and in severe cases to nanism (or dwarfism). Excessive production of GH in children might cause exaggerated osseous growth and gigantism. In the adults GH excess (for illustration, in hypophiseal cancer or in people which wrongly ingest GH as a nutritional supplement) might lead to acromegaly, excessive and disproportional growth of bone extremities, like skull, the maxillaries, hands and feet.