Items tagged “endocrine”
308 results found
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Gynecomastia (bilateral)
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14 Nov 2009
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Skull metastases from thyroid malignancy
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20 Nov 2009
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Diabetic angiopathy
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21 Nov 2009
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Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a subtype of thyroid cancer that accounts for 5-10% of all thyroid malignancies. It occurs both sporadically (80%) and as a familial form.
Epidemiology
In non-familial cases, it typically peaks in the 3rd to 4th decades.
Associations
When familial, it is seen a...
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Thyroid acropachy
Thyroid acropachy is an unusual presentation of autoimmune thyroid disease (~1% of patients with Graves disease). It can occur in hyperthyroid, euthyroid, hypothyroid, or even post-treatment patients. It is almost always associated with thyroid ophthalmopathy.
Epidemiology
The majority of pat...
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Normal pituitary
Published
07 Dec 2009
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Adrenal lesions (differential)
Adrenal lesions cover a broad spectrum from benign to neoplastic entities. Due to increased use of cross-sectional imaging they are frequently detected as incidental lesions (incidentalomas). If found incidentally, please refer to the Management of Incidental Adrenal Masses: American College of ...
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Werner syndrome
Werner syndrome is a progeroid rare autosomal recessive condition attributed to chromosome 8. It should not to be confused with similarly sounding Wermer syndrome.
Pathology
Werner syndrome is characterized by
premature senescence
cataracts
short stature
scleroderma-like skin changes such ...
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Pelvic sickle cell complications
Published
04 Jan 2010
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Neuroblastoma vs Wilms tumor
Both neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor occur in early childhood and typically present as large abdominal masses closely related to the kidneys. Distinguishing between the two is important, and a number of features are helpful.
Neuroblastoma
calcification very common: 90%
encases vascular str...
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Adrenal myelolipoma
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18 Jan 2010
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Neuroblastic tumors
Neuroblastic tumors arise from primitive cells of the sympathetic system and include the following entities:
neuroblastoma
ganglioneuroblastoma
ganglioneuroma
These entities represent a spectrum of disease from undifferentiated and aggressive (neuroblastoma) to the well differentiated and la...
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Pituitary apoplexy
Published
07 Feb 2010
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POEMS syndrome
POEMS syndrome is the acronymic name for a rare multisystem paraneoplastic disorder including the following features:
P: polyneuropathy
O: organomegaly
E: endocrinopathy
M: monoclonal gammopathy
S: skin changes
Clinical presentation
The diagnostic criteria differ from the acronym. Accordi...
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Pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytomas are an uncommon tumor of the adrenal gland, with characteristic clinical, and to a lesser degree, imaging features. The tumors are said to follow a 10% rule:
~10% are extra-adrenal
~10% are bilateral
~10% are malignant
~10% are found in children
~10% are not associated wit...
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Adrenal myelolipoma
Adrenal myelolipomas are rare, benign and usually asymptomatic tumors of the adrenal gland characterized by the predominance of mature adipocytes.
On imaging, they usually present as large masses with a variable amount of fat-containing components.
Epidemiology
Myelolipomas are rare tumors o...
Case
Lymphocytic hypophysitis
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09 Mar 2010
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Pituitary adenoma - null cell
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13 Mar 2010
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MIBG
MIBG scan is a scintigraphic study that uses metaiodobenzylguanidine, norepinephrine analog 9, labeled to iodine-123 or iodine-131. It is indicated in the investigation of pheochromocytoma. I-131 MIBG, also called I-131 iobenguane, is a theranostic agent used to treat unresectable MIBG-positive ...
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Rathke cleft cyst
Published
14 Mar 2010
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MRI
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