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A paraganglioma is rare neuroendocrine neoplasm that may develop at various body sites (including the head neck thorax and abdomen). About 97% are benign and cured by surgical removal; the […]

Oligomenorrhea (or oligomenorrhoea) is infrequent (or in occasional usage very light) menstruation. More strictly it is menstrual periods occurring at intervals of greater than 35 days with only four to […]

Gastric dumping syndrome or rapid gastric emptying is a condition where ingested foods bypass the stomach too rapidly and enter the small intestine largely undigested. It happens when the small […]

Pendred syndrome or Pendred disease is a genetic disorder leading to congenital bilateral (both sides) sensorineural hearing loss and goitre with occasional hypothyroidism (decreased thyroid gland function). There is no […]

Liposarcoma is a malignant tumor that arises in fat cells in deep soft tissue such as that inside the thigh or in the retroperitoneum.They are typically large bulky tumors which […]

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a serious neurologic condition in which damage to the cauda equina causes acute loss of function of the lumbar plexus (nerve roots) of the spinal […]

Hemolytic disease of the newborn also known as hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn HDN HDFN or erythroblastosis fetalis is an alloimmune condition that develops in a fetus when […]

Hyperacusis (also spelled hyperacousis) is a health condition characterized by an over-sensitivity to certain frequency and volume ranges of sound (a collapsed tolerance to usual environmental sound). A person with […]

Café au lait spots or café au lait macules are pigmented birthmarks. The name café au lait is French for coffee with milk and refers to their light-brown color. They […]

Arachnoiditis is inflammation of the arachnoid one of the membranes known as meninges that surround and protect the nerves of the central nervous system including the brain and spinal cord.