Possible link between ectopic pancreas and holoprosencephaly

A Possible Link Between Pyriproxyfen and Microcephaly

The Zika virus has been the primary suspect in the large increase in incidence of microcephaly in 2015-6 in Brazil. While evidence for Zika being the cause of some of the cases is strong, its role as the primary cause of the large number of cases in Brazil has not been confirmed. Recently, the disparity between the incidences in different geographic locations has led to questions about the viru...

A Possible Link Between Autoimmunity and Cancer

Ectopic thyroid of the pancreas

Rationale: Ectopic thyroid is commonly found in the neck region. Intra-abdominal ectopic thyroid is extremely rare, with only 2 cases reported in the pancreatic region. Very few reports have described detailed imaging findings of intra-abdominal ectopic thyroid. Patientconcerns:A 73-year-old womanwith aggravated recurrent right upper quadrant pain was found to have a retroperitoneal mass at the...

Ectopic pancreas: endoscopic, ultrasound and radiological features.

Ectopic pancreas, a rare entity, is defined as pancreatic tissue lying outside its normal location without anatomical or vascular connections with the pancreas proper. Most occurrences of heterotopic pancreas are located in the stomach wall, duodenum, small intestine or anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this study was to describe the endoscopic, endosonographic (EUS) and radiol...

A possible link between insulin glargine and malignancy: the facts

official mouthpiece of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), sounded the alarm in a press release regarding a possible association between the use of insulin glargine and an increased risk for the development of certain malignancies compared to human insulin and other insulin analogs. 1 The evidence for such an increased risk is based on a single study recently conducted in...