PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that develops when your pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone during adulthood. When you have too much growth hormone, your bones increase in size. In childhood, this leads to increased height and is called gigantism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Acromegaly is a rare condition where the body produces too much growth hormone, causing body tissues and bones to grow more quickly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Acromegaly and gigantism are due to the oversecretion of growth hormone. The most common cause is a GH-secreting pituitary adenoma.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gigantism is usually caused by a non-cancerous tumour in the pituitary gland (called a benign adenoma) that produces too much growth hormone.