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A 50-year-old man presents with a diagnosis of acromegaly but has normal visual fields.

Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?


1) Bromocriptine

2) Cabergoline

3) Radiotherapy

4) Somatostatin analogue therapy

5) Trans-sphenoidal hypophysectomy


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4 ?

  #4

4) Somatostatin analogue therapy

  #5

No Guys the Pt is 50yr old the best thing wud be to remove the tumor. The most appropriate treatment for acromegaly in this middle-aged man which may prove curative is surgery. Somatostatin therapy, although frequently effective in reducing GH, would not be advocated in this patient who would require lifelong therapy.

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  #6

am i still in step 1 forum? hmm..

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  #7

verapamil wrote:
am i still in step 1 forum? hmm..

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Its ur Choice to be here winkwink


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  #8

nnl could you please state the source of your question?

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  #9

Tell us the source. Q is not clear. The treatment for acromegaly is not unic always is combinated. Surgery-Pharmaco. Radio-pharmaco. Surgery-Radio
If the pt has not visual lession we suposed that the tumor is not big enouth and Pharm-Surgery is the answer.


  #10

These R Canadian MCCQE questions and u know there isnt a perfect answer to these but the General Consensus is that Surgery Although alongwith Pharmaco therapy is the best option but if u have to choose amongst the most beneficial then Surgery is the most appropriate Answer.


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  #11

yes u are right!nod

  #12

I think verapamil meant that this question sounds a bit more like CK...not basic science....

Could be wrong though


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  #13

lol Well on that i cant be sure either buddy nodnodnod

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