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Transformation Of Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Tumor Into Malignant Insulinoma After 3 Years: An Uncommon Clinical Course Of Insulinoma
(Sbem-Soc Brasil Endocrinologia & Metabologia, 2015)
A 62-year-old man admitted to our outpatient clinic with two months of recurrent life threatening hypoglycemia episodes. He was diagnosed as malignant insulinoma with multiple metastases of liver and peripancreatic lymph ...
Interobserver and Intraobserver Variations in Sonographic Measurement of Thyroid Volume in Children
(Scandinavian University Press, 1999)
Objective: To determine the interobserver and intraobserver variations in sonographic measurement of thyroid volume in children. Design: Thyroid volumes of 30 healthy children were measured by three separate observers, ...
Diverse Genotypes and Phenotypes of Three Novel Thyroid Hormone Receptor-Alpha Mutations
(Endocrine Soc, 2016)
Context: Recently several patients with resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH)-alpha due to T-3 receptor-alpha (TR alpha) mutations were identified. The phenotype of these patients consists of varying degrees of growth ...
Comparison Of Early Total Thyroidectomy With Antithyroid Treatment In Patients With Moderate-Severe Graves' Orbitopathy: A Randomized Prospective Trial
(Karger, 2016)
Background: The optimal therapeutic choice for Graves' hyperthyroidism in the presence of moderate-severe Graves' orbitopathy (GO) remains controversial. Objectives: We aimed to compare GO course in patients with moderate-severe ...
Diabetic Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy, Inflammation And Cardiovascular Disease
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)
One of the most overlooked of all serious complications of diabetes is cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy. There is now clear evidence that suggests activation of inflammatory cytokines in diabetic patients and that these ...
Impact Of Obesity On The Risk For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(Endocrine Soc, 2008)
Context: Although it is we I I established that adiposity increases the severity of the clinical features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the data regarding the prevalence of PCOS in obese women and the change in body ...
Pcos Forum: Research in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Today and Tomorrow
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
P>Objective To summarize promising areas of investigation into polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to stimulate further research in this area. Design Summary of a conference held by international researchers in the field ...
Glucose Intolerance, Insulin Resistance, And Hyperandrogenemia In First Degree Relatives Of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(Endocrine Soc, 2003)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance (IR), increased risk of glucose intolerance, and type 2 diabetes. Family studies have indicated a genetic susceptibility to PCOS. The ...
Major Determinants of the Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Age and Body Mass Index
(Japan Endocrine Society, 2000)
The present study has been designed to quantify and compare right and left carotid intima-media thicknesses (IMT) in type 2 diabetics and healthy controls. It was also intended to investigate the effects of various risk ...
Stability Of Adrenocortical Steroidogenesis Over Time In Healthy Women And Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(Endocrine Soc, 2004)
Adrenocortical secretion is up-regulated in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and absolute adrenal androgen (AA) excess is evident in similar to25% of these patients. We hypothesized that AA biosynthesis is an ...