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JCEM Case Rep
January 2025
Section of Endocrinology and Investigative Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College, London W12 ONN, UK.
We report a 31-year-old man with diarrhea and tachycardia. Diagnostic workup confirmed raised free thyroid hormones with unsuppressed thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). Laboratory assay and medication interference were excluded.
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January 2025
Unidad Académica de Endocrinología y Metabolismo, Hospital de Clínicas "Dr. Manuel Quíntela", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Prolactinomas are the most prevalent subtype of pituitary adenomas and represent one of the leading etiological factors responsible for amenorrhea and infertility in women. The primary therapeutic approach entails the use of dopamine agonists, which effectively restore fertility. In cases of microprolactinomas, the likelihood of experiencing a symptomatic enlargement of the tumor during pregnancy is exceptionally low, estimated at a mere 2.
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December 2024
Department of Pathology, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye.
Parathyroid adenoma is the most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism and rarely reaches huge sizes. As the gland enlarges it may exhibit atypical morphology and extension to the mediastinum which may complicate the excision of the tumor while preserving the capsular integrity. We present a 35-year-old male patient who was referred to our department with a complaint of severe hypercalcemia.
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January 2025
Department of Urology, Liaocheng Second People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China.
BACKGROUND Surgery involving the right retroperitoneum can result in lymphatic (chylous) leakage from the cisterna chyli located anterior to the L1 and L2 vertebra or from lymph node dissection. This report describes a 46-year-old woman with retroperitoneal lymphatic (chylous) leak following right adrenalectomy for a nonfunctional adrenal adenoma. CASE REPORT A 46-year-old woman presented with a medical history of hypertension.
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January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Surgical treatment of complex pituitary adenomas (PAs) presents a significant challenge. Here in, we compared the surgical outcomes between patients undergoing endoscope-assisted transcranial surgery and microscopic regimens to assess the safety and efficacy of endoscope-assisted transcranial surgery in treating complex PA. This retrospective case-control study was conducted at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China.
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