Endocrine system

• endocrine glands
  27 January 2018

  endocrine gland WKP
  Definition: Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into instastial spaces and then absorbed into blood rather than through a duct. The major glands of the endocrine system include the pineal gland , pituitary gland , pancreas , ovaries , teste s, thyroid gland , parathyroid glands , hypothalamus and adrenal glands.
  The hypothalamus and pituitary gland are neuroendocrine (...)

• WHO classification of tumours of endocrine organs
  18 July 2017

  Updates
  2017 WHO Classification of tumours of endocrine organs

• endocrine atypia
  28 April 2016

  Images
  bizarre nuclei in parathyroid adenoma ( endocrine atypia ) https://twitter.com/hhaltasmd/status/725627065886711808
  Examples
  follicular adenoma with bizarre nuclei

• adrenogenital syndrome
  12 June 2009

  See : congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
  Synopsis
  adrenal secretes excess androgens, causing changes towards adult masculinity in children or female adults
  50% occur before puberty
  80% are female
  elevated dehydroepiandrosterone
  rarely associated with male adult feminization due to increased 17-ketosteroids
  See also
  congenital adrenal hyperplasia

• nonclassic virilizing syndrome
  12 June 2009

  Nonclassic virilizing syndrome is more common than simple virilizing syndrome.
  Synopsis
  asymptomatc
  hirsutism
  See also
  simple virilizing syndrome

• simple virilizing syndrome
  12 June 2009

  Simple virilizing syndrome is easier to detect in females (clitoral hypertrophy) than males.

• neonatal hyperinsulinism
  16 July 2008

  Genetics
  Fournet JC, Mayaud C, de Lonlay P, Gross-Morand MS, Verkarre V, Castanet M, Devillers M, Rahier J, Brunelle F, Robert JJ, Nihoul-Fékété C, Saudubray JM, Junien C. Unbalanced expression of 11p15 imprinted genes in focal forms of congenital hyperinsulinism: association with a reduction to homozygosity of a mutation in ABCC8 or KCNJ11. Am J Pathol. 2001 Jun;158(6):2177-84. PMID: #11395395#
  Fournet JC, Mayaud C, de Lonlay P, Verkarre V, Rahier J, Brunelle F, Robert JJ, Nihoul-Fékété (...)

• acromegaly
  20 January 2008

  References
  Melmed S. Medical progress: Acromegaly. N Engl J Med. 2006 Dec 14;355(24):2558-73. PMID: #17167139#

• autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2
  16 November 2007

  autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type II, APS2

• autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1
  16 November 2007

  autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type I, APS1, APECED

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