A twelve-year-old child who is six feet tall is diagnosed with hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH). Which diagnosis should be expected on the child's medical record?

A) Dwarfism
B) Pheochromocytoma
C) Addison's disease
D) Gigantism


D

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