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Also known as: '''''Pituitary Gigantism''''
Due to excess levels of GH after closure of the physeal plates. As the bones cannot increase in length they respond by '''appositional growth'''.
Due to excess levels of GH after closure of the physeal plates. As the bones cannot increase in length they respond by '''appositional growth'''.
In the cat, aetiology is often neoplasia.
In the cat, aetiology is often neoplasia.
*Occurs in humans with pituitary adenoma
*Due to [[Acromegaly|pituitary hyperfunction]]
*Overgrowth of cranial bones, chin, hands and feet
*Reported in dogs '''?(and cats)?'''
[[Category:Bones - Metabolic Pathology]]
[[Category:Pituitary Gland - Pathology]]
[[Category:Pituitary Gland - Pathology]]