Taipei Times
Date: Sep 20, 2019
By: Wan Yu-chen and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Changes in physical appearance could be a sign of acromegaly, Tien Kai-jen (田凱仁), an
A man surnamed Chen, who has been treated for acromegaly, shows his hands at Chi Mei Medical Center in Tainan on Sept. 5.
Photo: Wan Yu-chen, Taipei Times
The man, surnamed Chen (陳), was on his way to a wedding on New Year’s Eve in 2012 when he was admitted to Chi Mei Medical Center after experiencing palpitations, a headache, rapid breathing and sweating.
Doctors found a 1.7cm tumor in his pituitary gland and diagnosed him with acromegaly.
Chen underwent surgery to remove the tumor and, with medication and regular follow-up visits, his condition is now under control, medical staff said. [FULL STORY]
