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sometimes to the left. Unlike most giants his extremities were relr tively 

 short and the proximal segments were relatively shorter than the distal. 

 The clavicles were unusually long. He was beardless. Remains of the 

 epiphyseal lines were still visible and there was delayed ossification of 

 the vertebral cartilages. The pelvis and the sternum were distinctly 

 feminine. The sella turcica, the accessory sinuses and the lower jaw 





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Fig. 17. Kontgenogram of hand of the Portuguese (ilant, Lopez. (Leinos.) 



were greatly enlarged, providing the acromegalic features in the case. 

 The hands and feet were not disproportionate. 



An acromegalic circus giant, 8 feet 10 inches tall, and 40 years old 

 at the time of his death from diphtheria, is reported, with postmortem 

 examination, by D. Symmers. His brother was also an acromegalic 

 giant. The acromegaly in the patient was obvious: he showed marked 

 prognathism, enormous hands and feet, and enlarged sella containing a 

 hypophyseal adenoma. There were also signs of infantilism: absence of 

 beard ; scanty pubic and axillary hair ; small penis, prostate and testicles ; 

 persistent thymus and small aorta. The thyroid was large. 



