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Nationwide survey of acromegaly in South Korea

Authors
 Obin Kwon  ;  Young Duk Song  ;  Seong Yeon Kim  ;  Eun Jig Lee 
Citation
 CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, Vol.78(4) : 577-585, 2013 
Journal Title
CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
ISSN
 0300-0664 
Issue Date
2013
MeSH
Acromegaly/diagnosis ; Acromegaly/epidemiology* ; Acromegaly/therapy* ; Adenoma/epidemiology ; Adenoma/pathology ; Adenoma/therapy ; Adult ; Combined Modality Therapy/statistics & numerical data ; Data Collection ; Female ; Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma/epidemiology ; Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma/pathology ; Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma/therapy ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome
Keywords
Acromegaly/diagnosis ; Acromegaly/epidemiology* ; Acromegaly/therapy* ; Adenoma/epidemiology ; Adenoma/pathology ; Adenoma/therapy ; Adult ; Combined Modality Therapy/statistics & numerical data ; Data Collection ; Female ; Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma/epidemiology ; Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma/pathology ; Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma/therapy ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome
Abstract
CONTEXT:
It was previously reported in Korea that there were 1.4 case per million per year of acromegaly. This was low in comparison with the extrapolated values of Western European countries. We expected that the incidence of acromegaly would be much higher now because of recently improved medical facilities, diagnostic tools and coverage of medical insurance to all the population of South Korea.
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this nationwide survey was to examine the incidence and prevalence of patients with acromegaly, mode of treatment and outcome of surgical treatment of recent 5 years.
DESIGN AND PATIENTS:
We requested and collected the medical records of all possible patients with acromegaly from 74 secondary or tertiary medical institutes in Korea from 2003 to 2007 retrospectively.
MEASUREMENTS:
Date of diagnosis and treatment, tumour size, pre- and postoperative hormonal level, treatment modality and usage of medication were collected.
RESULTS:
During 5 years, 1350 patients with acromegaly had been registered. The average annual incidence was 3.9 cases per million during this period, and prevalence had increased up to 27.9 cases per million in 2007. Male/female ratio was 1:1.2, and mean age at diagnosis was 44.1 years. Macroadenoma was dominant (82.9%). Transsphenoidal adenoidectomy was used the most as primary treatment (90.4%).
CONCLUSIONS:
This Korean acromegaly survey offers a realistic overview of the predominant epidemiological characteristics of acromegaly in Korea. Annual incidence was at a similar level with western countries. Efforts to diagnose and control the disease earlier are recommended.
Full Text
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cen.12020/abstract
DOI
10.1111/cen.12020
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pharmacology (약리학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kwon, O Bin(권오빈)
Lee, Eun Jig(이은직) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9876-8370
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/86132
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