Acromegaly in Cats: Are We Only Diagnosing the Tip of the Iceberg?

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Journal of Veterinary Internal MedicineVolume 21, Issue 5 p. 889-891 Open Access Acromegaly in Cats: Are We Only Diagnosing the Tip of the Iceberg? Mark E. Peterson DVM, Dip ACVIM, Mark E. Peterson DVM, Dip ACVIM Department of Medicine, Bobst Hospital Associate Director, Caspary Research Institute Director, Institute for Postgraduate Education The Animal Medical Center New York, NYSearch for more papers by this author Mark E. Peterson DVM, Dip ACVIM, Mark E. Peterson DVM, Dip ACVIM Department of Medicine, Bobst Hospital Associate Director, Caspary Research Institute Director, Institute for Postgraduate Education The Animal Medical Center New York, NYSearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 June 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2007.tb03039.xCitations: 22AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1 Peterson ME, Randolph JF, Mooney CT. Endocrine diseases. In: RG Sherding, ed. The Cat: Diagnosis and Clinical Management, 2nd ed. New York , NY : Churchill Livingstone; 1994: 1404– 1506. 2 Peterson ME. Acromegaly. In: CT Mooney, ME Peterson, eds. Manual of Endocrinology, 3rd ed. Quedgeley , Gloucester : British Small Animal Veterinary Association; 2004: 187– 192. 3 Peterson ME, Taylor RS, Greco DS, et al. Acromegaly in 14 cats. J Vet Intern Med 1990; 4: 192– 201. 4 Gunn-Moore D. Feline endocrinopathies. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2005; 35: 171– 210. 5 Hurty CA, Flatland B. Feline acromegaly: A review of the syndrome. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2005; 41: 292– 297. 6 Gembardt C., Loppnow H. Pathogenesis of spontaneous diabetes mellitus in the cat II. Acidophillic adenoma of the pituitary gland and diabetes mellitus in 2 cases. Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr 1976: 89: 336– 340. (In German). 7 Reusch CE, Kley S., Casella M., et al. Measurements of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 in cats with diabetes mellitus. Vet Rec 2006; 158: 195– 200. 8 Clemmons DR. Quantitative measurement of IGF-I and its use in diagnosing and monitoring treatment of disorders of growth hormone secretion. Endocr Dev 2005; 9: 55– 65. 9 Starkey SR, Tan K., Church DB. Investigation of serum IGF-I levels amongst diabetic and non-diabetic cats. J Feline Med Surg 2004; 6: 149– 155. 10 Berg RIM, Nelson RW, Feldman EC, et al. Serum insulinlike growth factor-1 concentration in cats with diabetes mellitus and acromegaly. J Vet Intern Med 2007. In press. 11 Niessen SJM, Petrie G., Gaudiano F., et al. Feline acromegaly: An underdiagnosed endocrinopathy? J Vet Intern Med 2007. In press. Citing Literature Volume21, Issue5September 2007Pages 889-891 ReferencesRelatedInformation