Cobalt 60 irradiation of pituitary gland tumors in three cats with acromegaly

Marielle M. C. Goossens From the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Goossens, Elliott), and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology (Feldman, Nelson) and Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Theon, Koblik), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, and the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands (Rutteman).

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Edward C. Feldman From the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Goossens, Elliott), and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology (Feldman, Nelson) and Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Theon, Koblik), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, and the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands (Rutteman).

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Richard W. Nelson From the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Goossens, Elliott), and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology (Feldman, Nelson) and Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Theon, Koblik), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, and the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands (Rutteman).

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Alain P. Theon From the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Goossens, Elliott), and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology (Feldman, Nelson) and Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Theon, Koblik), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, and the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands (Rutteman).

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Philip D. Koblik From the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Goossens, Elliott), and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology (Feldman, Nelson) and Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Theon, Koblik), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, and the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands (Rutteman).

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Denise A. Elliott From the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Goossens, Elliott), and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology (Feldman, Nelson) and Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Theon, Koblik), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, and the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands (Rutteman).

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Gerard R. Rutteman From the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Goossens, Elliott), and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology (Feldman, Nelson) and Surgical and Radiological Sciences (Theon, Koblik), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, and the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands (Rutteman).

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  • The most common cause of naturally developing acromegaly in cats is a growth hormone-secreting adenoma of the pituitary pars distalis somatotropic cells.

  • Irradiation of pituitary gland tumors in cats with acromegaly may result in transient or long-term resolution of acromegaly and diabetes mellitus.

  • Diabetic cats with acromegaly may have a history of weight loss instead of weight gain.

  • The most common cause of naturally developing acromegaly in cats is a growth hormone-secreting adenoma of the pituitary pars distalis somatotropic cells.

  • Irradiation of pituitary gland tumors in cats with acromegaly may result in transient or long-term resolution of acromegaly and diabetes mellitus.

  • Diabetic cats with acromegaly may have a history of weight loss instead of weight gain.

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