Papillary Tumors: eMedicine Gastroenterology
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Papillary Tumors: eMedicine Gastroenterology
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Tags: Gastroenterology, Digestion, Bile Duct, Pancreatic Disease, Cancer, Small Intestine Cancer
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Tumors of the papilla are unusual entities, compromising less than 5% of all new digestive tract neoplasms. http://bit.ly/aIZe5Q
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by intestinal hamartomatous polyps in association with mucocutaneous melanocytic macules. Although the intestinal lesions are hamartomas, patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) have a 15-fold increased risk ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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The cause of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) appears to be a germline mutation of the STK11/LKB1 tumor suppressor gene. http://bit.ly/95pLNc
Hepatic Cystadenomas: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hepatic (biliary) cystadenomas are rare multilocular cystic tumors of the liver that are derived from the biliary epithelium and are predominantly located in the right hepatic lobe. These tumors usually involve the hepatic parenchyma (approximately 85% ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Hepatic cystadenomas are rare multilocular cystic tumors of the liver. Learn the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/abviJw
Hemangiomas, Hepatic: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hemangioma is the most common benign tumor affecting the liver.1 Hepatic hemangiomas are mesenchymal in origin and usually are solitary. Some authorities consider them to be benign congenital hamartomas. Hemangiomas are composed of masses of ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Hepatic hemangiomas are mesenchymal in origin and usually are solitary. Learn more about hepatic hemangiomas. http://bit.ly/bzUdjo
Hepatocellular Adenoma: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hepatocellular adenomas (HAs) are also known as hepatic adenomas or liver cell adenomas. They are rare, benign tumors of presumable epithelial origin and occur in less than 0.004% of the population at risk. Hepatocellular adenomas occur ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Hepatocellular adenomas (HAs) are also known as hepatic adenomas or liver cell adenomas. More on these rare tumors. http://bit.ly/cz8ewY
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is caused by a non-beta islet cell, gastrin-secreting tumor of the pancreas that stimulates the acid-secreting cells of the stomach to maximal activity, with consequent gastrointestinal mucosal ulceration. ZES may occur sporadically or ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome may occur sporadically or as part of an autosomal dominant familial syndrome. Learn more. http://bit.ly/aK8g1w
WDHA Syndrome: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: In 1957, Priest and Alexander reported a patient with peptic ulcer, diarrhea, hypokalemia, and an islet cell tumor.1 However, the first complete description of the syndrome of watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and achlorhydria (ie, WDHA syndrome) ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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WDHA syndrome is a condition associated with watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and achlorhydria. Learn more about WDHA. http://bit.ly/9Eqe2G
Gastrinoma: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A gastrinoma is a gastrin-secreting tumor that can occur in the pancreas, although it is most commonly found in the duodenum. Duodenal wall gastrinomas have been identified in 40-50% of patients. These duodenal wall tumors are ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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A gastrinoma is a gastrin-secreting tumor that can occur in the pancreas, but it's most commonly found in the duodenum. http://bit.ly/9ibR6e
Intestinal Leiomyosarcoma: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Intestinal leiomyosarcomas are mesenchymal tumors of smooth muscle origin. In the past, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) were misdiagnosed as leiomyosarcomas. GISTs, however, have been shown to lack characteristics of smooth muscle tumors on histologic examination. They ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Intestinal leiomyosarcomas are fairly rare, with a frequency of around 1.4 cases per 100,000 patients. Learn more. http://bit.ly/cf1knR
Esophageal Leiomyoma: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Benign tumors of the esophagus are rare lesions that constitute less than 1% of esophageal neoplasms. Nearly two thirds of benign esophageal tumors are leiomyomas; the others mostly are polyps and cysts. Thus, leiomyomas are the ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Nearly two thirds of benign esophageal tumors are leiomyomas. Learn more about symptoms and risk factors. http://bit.ly/bU5QDH
Dabska Tumor: eMedicine Dermatology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The Dabska tumor (DT) is a rare, low-grade angiosarcoma that often affects the skin of children. It has a distinctive histologic architecture of anastomosing vascular channels with intravascular papillary outpouchings projecting, sometimes in a glomeruluslike pattern, ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 21, 2010 at 7:33 pm By:
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The Dabska tumor (DT) is a rare, low-grade angiosarcoma that often affects the skin of children. Learn more about it. http://bit.ly/d7EuY0
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