Publications by authors named "J Hephzibah"
Pituitary adenoma is the most common disease that affects the gland and may be classified as functional/nonsecretory tumors. Inflammatory/infective causes may also affect the pituitary gland. The 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F18-FDG PET/CT) may have an incremental value in assessing these lesions and in determining their clinical significance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a rare manifestation of thyrotoxicosis. Here, we describe the clinical and biochemical features and treatment outcomes of this disorder.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care centre in southern India.
Pheochromocytomas are rare tumours originating in chromaffin cells, representing 0.1%-1% of all secondary hypertension cases. The majority are benign and unilateral, characterised by the production of catecholamines and other neuropeptides.
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- Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare cancers that can be tricky to treat because they behave differently and are not well understood.
- A specific case involved a patient with a rare and aggressive type of kidney NET that continued to worsen despite surgery and chemotherapy.
- The patient improved significantly after receiving a new type of treatment called PRRNT, which used a special medicine to target the tumor, and they are stable now.
Purpose: 68 Ga-citrate PET/CT imaging in the diagnosis of skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) and its usefulness in the assessment of treatment response.
Methods: Eighteen patients underwent 68 Ga-citrate PET/CT scans for suspected SBO for diagnosis/assessment of treatment response.
Results: Of 18 patients, 16 patients had a positive study for SBO, and 2 patients had a negative study.