List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 395

Macrocytosis is the enlargement of red blood cells with near-constant hemoglobin concentration and is defined by a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of greater than 100 femtolitres (the precise criterion varies […]

A pancreatic pseudocyst is a circumscribed collection of fluid rich in pancreatic enzymes blood and necrotic tissue typically located in the lesser sac of the abdomen. Pancreatic pseudocysts are usually […]

Salla disease (SD) also called sialic acid storage disease or Finnish type sialuria is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease characterized by early physical impairment and mental retardation. It was […]

Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) or atrioventricular canal defect (AVCD) previously known as common atrioventricular canal (CAVC) or endocardial cushion defect is characterized by a deficiency of the atrioventricular septum of […]

Non-epileptic seizures are paroxysmal events that mimic an epileptic seizure but do not involve abnormal rhythmic discharges of cortical neurons. They are caused by either physiological or psychological conditions. The […]

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) also known as non-epileptic attack disorders (NEAD) are events superficially resembling an epileptic seizure but without the characteristic electrical discharges associated with epilepsy. Recent studies show […]

Carcinoid syndrome refers to the array of symptoms that occur secondary to carcinoid tumors. The syndrome includes flushing and diarrhea and less frequently heart failure and bronchoconstriction. It is caused […]

Hemangioendothelioma is used to describe a group of vascular neoplasms that may be considered benign as well as malignant depending on the specific group member’s activity.

Hepatoblastoma is an uncommon malignant liver neoplasm occurring in infants and children and composed of tissue resembling fetal liver cells mature liver cells or bile duct cells. They usually present […]

Phyllodes tumors (from Greek: phullon leaf) also cystosarcoma phyllodes cystosarcoma phylloides and phylloides tumor are typically large fast growing masses that form from the periductal stromal cells of the breast. […]