A adrenocortical adenoma (or adrenal cortical adenoma) is a benign tumor of the adrenal cortex.It can present with Cushing’s syndrome or primary aldosteronism.Is a well circumscribed yellow tumour in the […]
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Feingold syndrome
Feingold syndrome (also called oculodigitoesophagoduodenal syndrome) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disorder. It is named after Murray Feingold an American physician who first described the syndrome in 1975. Until […]
Riedel’s thyroiditis
Riedel’s thyroiditis also called Riedel’s struma is a chronic form of thyroiditis.It is believed to be a form of autoimmune thyroiditis.
Cystadenocarcinoma
Cystadenocarcinoma is a malignant form of a cystadenoma and is a malignant neoplasm derived from glandular epithelium in which cystic accumulations of retained secretions are formed. The neoplastic cells manifest […]
Pel-Ebstein fever
Pel-Ebstein fever also known as Ebstein-Cardarelli fever is a rarely seen condition noted in patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in which the patient experiences fevers which cyclicly increase then decrease over […]
Le Fort fracture of skull
Le Fort fractures are types of facial fractures involving the maxillary bone and surrounding structures in a usually bilateral and either horizontal pyramidal or transverse way. LeFort fractures are classic […]
Monckeberg’s arteriosclerosis
Mönckeberg’s arteriosclerosis or Mönckeberg’s sclerosis also called medial calcific sclerosis is a form of arteriosclerosis or vessel hardening where calcium deposits are found in the muscular middle layer of the […]
Medullary carcinoma
Medullary carcinoma refers to one of several tumors.The most common types are: Medullary thyroid cancer Medullary carcinoma of the breastMedullary carcinoma is also described in the following organs Pancreas Ampulla […]
Complex partial status epilepticus
Complex partial status epilepticus (CPSE) is one of the non-convulsive forms of status epilepticus a rare form of epilepsy defined by its recurrent nature. CPSE is characterized by seizures involving […]
Adrenal tumor
The term adrenal tumor or adrenal mass can refer to one of several benign and malignant neoplasms of the adrenal gland several of which are notable for their tendency to […]