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Old Mon Apr 03, 2006, 08:56am
Jimgolf Jimgolf is offline
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Originally Posted by jkjenning
Hmmm, acromegaly is a hormonal condition....
This is a tumor in the pituitary gland that stimulates the production of human growth hormone. The 7'5" Russian center Pavel Podkolzin of the Dallas Mavericks also suffered from this condition, which was not discovered until his NBA physical.
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