of stress. The MRI that was done revealed there was a brain tumor. The underlying problems that stand out to me are the right visual field deficit‚ occasional lactation‚ and severe stress which are directly related to Prolactinoma. Prolactinoma causes increased prolactin hormone level in the body which is caused by the pressure of the tumor on surrounding tissues or by excessive release of prolactin release of prolactin from the tumor into the blood which can as cause a condition known as hyperprolactinemia
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Pheochromocytoma‚ a rare condition caused by a tumor in the adrenal medulla affecting the chromaffin cells‚ results in an excess production of catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) and metanephrines. The most immediate effect of this condition is severe hypertension‚ but other symptoms (such as headache‚ palpitations and excessive generalized sweating) can also appear. If left untreated‚ pheochromocytoma may lead to hypertensive encephalopathy‚ cardiomyopathy‚ diabetes mellitus and even
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process of mitosis (or binary fusion in the case of bacteria). These new daughter are exactly the same as the parent cell that divided. autosome- All the chromosomes in a cell‚ except for the x or y chromosome (the sex chromosomes). benign tumor- A tumor that stays in its original location (it has not metastasized). binary fission- Binary fission is the way bacteria create their offspring (asexually). They
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Colorectal tumor takes on the 2nd place for the world’s well-known cancer. Next to to the therapeutic treatment for this type of cancer‚ researchers have found another treatment which is more useful. The person who is a living proof for curing this type of malady is Chris Wark. He was analyzed and found out to have cancer type III‚ he treated it and after the surgery he denied the chemotherapy. Today he has clarified the story in his web site. Eleven years later that very day‚ Wark is still
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damage in the DNA. Normal cells grow and divide to replace old or dead cells. Cancer cells keep growing and dividing. Cancer cells accumulate in one place. The accumulated cells form tumors. Tumors destroy body cells. B. Supporting information for the first main point in complete sentence There are two types of tumors. Malignant and Benign C. Supporting information for the first main point in complete sentence Cancers are classified by what part of the body it originates in. Example: If cancer starts
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Neuroblastoma affects the brain and nervous system (Dugdale 1). But signs and symptoms often vary depending on the location of the tumor (Dugdale 1). Usually the first symptoms of Neuroblastoma can be pain‚ fever‚ a general sick feeling‚ loss of appetite and weight loss (Dugdale 1). The later and usually more sever signs include swollen lymph nodes‚ a lump in the abdomen‚ enlarged liver
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Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder where tumors form on the brain and any other nerve tissue such as the spinal cord‚ nerves or any area on or under the skin. These can form cancer and symptoms other than tumors can include learning disability‚ hearing loss‚ heart problems‚ vision loss‚ high blood pressure‚ muscle loss‚ brown spots and chronic pain. This disease can be passed on from generation to generation and is caused by a variation or mutation in the genes. Neurofibromatosis is a non curable
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Ovarian Cancer in the Reproductive System Sharon Williams Rasmussen College Author Note This research paper is being submitted on June 21st‚ 2013‚ for Joanna Vance’s G150/PHA1500 - Structure and Function of the Human Body course. Ovarian cancer is one of the most common cancer affecting women today. It has been responsible for more deaths of women of the reproductive system. In the upcoming paragraphs we will identify what Ovarian Cancer is‚ what are the symptoms‚ how we can diagnose
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There are quite a few variations between normal and tumor cell division. Normal cell division can be broken into four phases: G1‚ S‚ G2‚ and M. During the G1 phase‚ RNAs are produced‚ proteins are synthesized and through the P53 gene (also known as the “Guardian of the Genome”)‚ cells are checked for damage and those that are found are forced to go through apoptosis where the cells are forced to “commit suicide” to prevent replication. Through the S phase‚ the DNA is duplicated and in the G2 phase
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[8:25 PM‚ 1/10/2018] evelynbelle: If you’re anything like me‚ then am sure you also think that a komodo dragon is scary as hell. Well‚ i guess nature imbides some amazingly unique qualities in the places we least expect. Who would have thought the komodo dragon can be full of so much surprises. Before i get into the secrets the blood of the komodo dragon holds‚ I’ll love to give you some facts about the komodo dragon. The komodo dragons are just extremely large lizards. They live on four islands
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