Gigantism occurs in children before puberty, causing them to be very tall and large. Acromegaly happens during adulthood, causing enlarged hands, feet, and facial features. Both conditions can ...

For gigantism patients who can be treated safely, they can live a long life with proper medical care, though their distorted features are unlikely to change much, save for a thinning of the tissues.

a form of gigantism that often results in enlarged hands, feet, and facial features. The information could lead to better screening for the disease, which most often results from a benign ...

Growth disorders in babies include short stature, fetal macrosomia, gigantism, and Sotos syndrome. Growth disorders can affect a person’s stature and physical features. They may lead to health ...

To the Editor: I read with great interest the paper by Sotos et al., entitled "Cerebral Gigantism in Childhood," which appeared in the July 16 issue of the Journal. For the past year I have been ...