prepubertal children before epiphyses close
gigantism
Adults
acromegaly
soft tissues skin viscera bones of the face, hands and feet
Thyroid
hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis
absorption of resorption of bone by osteoclasts calcium (skeletal systeperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Mass lesions
Graves disease nontoxic goiter(simple goiter)
Thyroiditis
Neoplasms of thyroid
Graves Disease
In 1835, Robert Graves reported “violent and long continued palpitations in females” associated
with enlargement of the thyroid gland
2. Diseases associated with the development of mass lesions.
morphologic findings hormone level
regulator metabolites
adrenal
islet of pancreas
thyroid
pituitary
Genetic factors
HLA-B8 HLA-DR3