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Medullary sponge kidney

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension, 2013
After it was first described in 1939, medullary sponge kidney (MSK) received relatively little attention. This was because it was believed to have a low prevalence and because it was considered a benign condition. Studies in recent years have been changing these convictions however, hence the present review.Insight has been obtained on the genetic ...
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The ultrastructure of medullary, atypical medullary and non-medullary carcinomas of the breast

Histopathology, 1986
Three medullary, eight atypical medullary and four non‐medullary carcinomas of the breast were studied by transmission electron microscopy. Detailed comparison of a number of structural, cytoplasmic and nuclear features failed to confirm previous suggestions that medullary carcinoma cells have a distinctive ultrastructure.
A M Lessells
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Medullary satiety

Neurology, 1988
A 62-year-old man with a tegmental medullary glioma lost 30 pounds of weight in several months because of lack of appetite and early satiety. The medullary tegmentum may play an important role in regulating feeding behavior in humans.
J C, Masdeu, E R, Ross
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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Clinical Oncology, 2010
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts for 5-8% of all thyroid cancers. MTC is mainly sporadic in nature, but an hereditary pattern [multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2)] is present in 20-30% of cases, transmitted as an autosomal-dominant trait due to germline mutations of the RET proto-oncogene.
Pacini F.   +3 more
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Gliomas of the Conus Medullaris

Tumori Journal, 1996
Aims and background: Gliomas of the conus medullaris often show characteristic clinical, radiological, and intraoperative features which differ from gliomas involving other parts of the spinal cord. Methods: Eight patients with histologically verified gliomas of the conus medullaris were diagnosed and studied. Results:.
L. Cervoni   +4 more
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When is medullary thyroid carcinoma “medullary thyroid carcinoma”?

World Journal of Surgery, 1986
AbstractMedullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is thought to develop from the parafollicular or C cells within the thyroid gland and, therefore, should not take up radioactive iodine. Recently, however,131I uptake has been reported in metastases of “medullary carcinoma” and, consequently, some authors have suggested that these tumors can be treated with ...
G, Riccabona, D, Ladurner, K, Schmid
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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 2007
Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a neuroendocrine tumor derived from the C cells of the thyroid gland and accounts for approximately 5% of all thyroid carcinomas. Approximately 30% of the cases are associated with an autosomal dominant syndrome called multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, and the identification of these individuals is important because ...
Ana O, Hoff, Paulo M, Hoff
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Medullary carcinoma of the breast

Cancer Treatment Reviews, 1988
Medullary carcinoma of the breast (MC) was primarily characterized histopathologically in the late 1940s. Until then, the word 'medullary'-when applied to mammary car- cinoma-had been used with different meaning by various writers. As early as 1945, Geschichter (16) mentioned in a textbook of pathology the 'so-called medullary cancers' under a heading ...
L, Pedersen, S, Holck, T, Schiødt
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Renal Medullary Circulation

Comprehensive Physiology, 2012
Abstract The renal medullary microcirculation is a distinctive arrangement of blood vessels that serve multiple functions in the renal medulla. This article begins with a description of the unique anatomy of this vascular bed and the role it plays in transport and countercurrent exchange in the medulla.
Thomas L, Pallone   +2 more
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