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  2. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 - Wikipedia

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    Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (also known as "Pheochromocytoma (codons 630 and 634) and amyloid producing medullary thyroid carcinoma", [1] "PTC syndrome," [1] and "Sipple syndrome" [1]) is a group of medical disorders associated with tumors of the endocrine system.

  3. Pheochromocytoma - Wikipedia

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    Likelihood of diagnosis when an adrenal-nodule is identified; pheochromocytoma is in yellow near the top-right corner. Classically, the pheochromocytoma "rules of 10" have been taught, particularly to medical students: [177] 10% of patients have malignant disease; 10% of patients have bilateral (both left and right adrenal glands) disease

  4. Elevated alpha-fetoprotein - Wikipedia

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    AFP is normally elevated in infants, and because teratoma is the single most common kind of tumor in infants, several studies have provided reference ranges for AFP in normal infants. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Perhaps the most useful is this equation: log Y = 7.397 - 2.622.log (X + 10), where X = age in days and Y = AFP level in nanograms per ...

  5. Adrenal tumor - Wikipedia

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    The adrenal cortex is composed of three distinct layers of endocrine cells which produce critical steroid hormones.These include the glucocorticoids, which are critical for regulation of blood sugar and the immune system, as well as response to physiological stress; the mineralcorticoid aldosterone, which regulates blood pressure and kidney function; and certain sex hormones.

  6. Hypertensive encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    Kidney failure, rapidly stopping blood pressure medication, pheochromocytoma, taking monoamine oxidase inhibitor with foods containing tyramine, eclampsia [2] Diagnostic method: Blood pressure > 200/130 mmHg and general brain dysfunction [1] Differential diagnosis: Uremic encephalopathy, stroke (ischemic or bleeding), hydrocephalus, cocaine ...

  7. Hypertensive emergency - Wikipedia

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    Other common causes of hypertensive crises are autonomic hyperactivity such as pheochromocytoma, collagen-vascular diseases, drug use particularly stimulants, cocaine and amphetamines and their substituted analogues, monoamine oxidase inhibitors or food-drug interactions, spinal cord disorders, glomerulonephritis, head trauma, neoplasias ...