Three experiments on the induction of mammary neoplasms by total-body 11- to 100-rad neutron or 50- to 500-rad gamma-radiation of female Fischer or W/Fu rats are reported. Grafts of mammotropin-secreting pituitary tumor were used to elevate mammotropic hormone levels. The results (a) confirm and extend previous reports that neutrons are more efficient in carcinoma induction than are gamma-rays ...

RATIONALE Ectopic thyrotropin (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenomas are exceedingly rare. To date, there are only 6 cases reported. Here, we describe an even rarer ectopic TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma (TSH-oma) concomitant with papillary thyroid carcinoma. PATIENT CONCERNS A 27-year-old female was admitted to the hospital in 2002 for neck enlargement and palpitation. Thyroid function test sho...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer in males in most Western countries. Prostate cancer has an exquisite sensitivity to androgen deprivation therapy and is the most endocrine-sensitive solid neoplasm, although advanced disease eventually progresses to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Recent evidence has shown that cancer progre...

Context Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the pancreas is an increasingly diagnosed neoplasm that rarely penetrates adjacent organs. Case report A sixty-year-old asymptomatic male was seen for evaluation of iron deficiency anemia. Patient was found to have a mucin secreting tumor during esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Computed tomography scan showed an enlarged pancreas with numerous focal...

182 J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2012;38:182–186. doi:10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100175 Abstract Excess male-pattern body hair in women is a very common and psychologically damaging condition. Although its cause is usually a chronic and benign disorder (most commonly polycystic ovary syndrome) it may rarely be an indication of a more serious endocrine disease such as Cushing syndrome or an androgen-...

Mild hirsutism and alopecia in postmenopausal women can be a normal physiological response. Sex cord stromal tumors of ovary account for approximately 5-8% of all ovarian tumors. When hirsutism is accompanied by signs of virilization such as severe balding, deepening of voice or clitoromegaly, an underlying androgen-secreting tumor, that may be malignant must be ruled out. We report a rare case...