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  2. Hashimoto's thyroiditis - Wikipedia

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    Several years after the delivery, the chimeric male cells can be detected in the maternal peripheral blood, thyroid, lung, skin, or lymph nodes. The fetal immune cells in the maternal thyroid gland may become activated and act as a trigger that may initiate or exaggerate the autoimmune thyroid disease.

  3. Cervix - Wikipedia

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    This has implications in scanning nodes for involvement in cervical cancer. [11] After menstruation and directly under the influence of estrogen, the cervix undergoes a series of changes in position and texture. During most of the menstrual cycle, the cervix remains firm, and is positioned low and closed.

  4. Cancer - Wikipedia

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    The typical steps in metastasis are local invasion, intravasation into the blood or lymph, circulation through the body, extravasation into the new tissue, proliferation and angiogenesis. Different types of cancers tend to metastasize to particular organs, but overall the most common places for metastases to occur are the lungs , liver , brain ...

  5. Deep vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

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    Incidence is about 18% higher in males than in females, [4] though there are ages when VTE is more prevalent in women. [15] VTE occurs in association with hospitalization or nursing home residence about 60% of the time, active cancer about 20% of the time, and a central venous catheter or transvenous pacemaker about 9% of the time.

  6. Pancreatic cancer - Wikipedia

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    Typically, pancreatic adenocarcinoma first spreads to nearby lymph nodes, and later to the liver or to the peritoneal cavity, large intestine, or lungs. [3] Uncommonly, it spreads to the bones or brain. [37] Cancers in the pancreas may also be secondary cancers that have spread from other parts of the body. This is uncommon, found in only about ...

  7. Breast implant - Wikipedia

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    A breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast.In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can be placed to restore a natural looking breast following a mastectomy, to correct congenital defects and deformities of the chest wall or, cosmetically, to enlarge the appearance of the breast through breast augmentation surgery.