Breast Cancer Suspicion in a Transgender Male-to-Female Patient on Hormone Replacement Therapy Presenting with Right Breast Mass: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Presentation of a Rare Lesion [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2017 There has been an increasing use of hormonal therapy among male-to-female (MtF) transgender individuals. This long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) renders MtF individuals a unique patient subgroup in terms of breast cancer risk.
Krystina Tongson +5 more
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Stiff-person syndrome mimic secondary to hypopituitarism: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyIntroductionFlexion contracture has been reported to be associated with hypopituitarism and hypoadrenalism. We reported a case of a patient who presented with stiff-person syndrome (SPS) mimic secondary to prolactinoma-associated hypopituitarism.MethodsA
Menghan Zheng +8 more
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Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome in a 15-year-old female with primary amenorrhea and undescended testes: a rare case report [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsMorris syndrome, also known as Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS), is a rare genetic disorder of sex development characterized by a 46, XY karyotype with female external genitalia due to androgen receptor mutations. We present a case of a 15-
Fariha Zerin, MBBS +3 more
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Autoimmune Thyroiditis Shifting from Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis to Graves’ Disease
Medicina, 2023 In 15–20% of cases, Graves’ disease (GD) shifts to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), while the shift from HT to GD is rare. We present a case of a patient in whom HT shifted to GD, along with a literature review.
Narantsatsral Daramjav +7 more
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Children, 2022 Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) is a rare genetic condition by mutations in the androgen receptor (AR) gene resulting in target issue resistance to androgens and a female phenotype in genetically male individuals.
Aikaterini Kapama +4 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 ObjectiveA personalized simulation tool, p-THYROSIM, was developed (1) to better optimize replacement LT4 and LT4+LT3 dosing for hypothyroid patients, based on individual hormone levels, BMIs, and gender; and (2) to better understand how gender and BMI ...
Mauricio Cruz-Loya +5 more
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Unusual complications following left ventricular assisted device implantation: case series
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background While left ventricular assisted devices (LVAD) have revolutionized the treatment of advanced heart failure, they are associated with a wide range of complications, including bleeding and infection which are the most common complications ...
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Dentistry Journal, 2023 Background: Systemic steroids, such as prednisone, hormonal replacement therapies, or oral contraceptives, are commonly prescribed to women who might also be receiving dental implant therapy.
Michelle Y. Zou +3 more
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Two Korean girls with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome diagnosed in infancy [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2018 Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a rare genetic disease caused by various abnormalities in the androgen receptor (AR). The AR is an essential steroid hormone receptor that plays a critical role in male sexual differentiation and development and ...
You Jung Heo +6 more
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Sex hormones affect the pathogenesis and clinical characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affects women more frequently than men, similar to the female predilection for other autoimmune diseases. Moreover, male patients with SLE exhibit different clinical features than female patients.
Ji-Won Kim +4 more
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