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Acromegaly

A disorder that results from excess growth hormone, often caused by a pituitary adenoma, leading to abnormal growth of bones and soft tissues.

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Feb 1, 2026

What medical conditions cause penile gigantism (macrophallia) versus hormonal or tumoral causes?

— an unusually large penis — can be benign and idiopathic, developmentally determined by genetics or ethnic variation, or it can reflect systemic endocrine disorders or hormone-producing tumors; disti...

Jan 22, 2026

What are the documented case reports of penile gigantism and their publication years?

The peer-reviewed literature distinguishes (rare, often congenital or hormonally driven) from acquired or pseudo‑megapenis conditions; recent systematic attention found only a handful of documented ca...

Jan 22, 2026

What causes have been reported for macrophallia (endocrine, tumors, congenital)?

— clinically noted as an abnormally large penis — has been reported in the literature as arising from three broad groups of causes: endocrine-driven tissue overgrowth (most classically growth‑hormone ...

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