Hyperplasia is a term used in medicine to describe an increase in the number of cells in a specific body part or organ. It means that there is more cell growth than usual, which can lead to the enlargement of the affected area.
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Other significant benefits were observed in Dr. Lee's patients: Women with
endometrial hyperplasia when using estrogen alone reverted to normal endometrium on progesterone.
The most common cause of the disease is benign
hyperplasia of the thyroid gland; only 1 % to 2 % of cases are caused by malignant tumours.
The drug most frequently associated with
gingival hyperplasia in veterinary patients is cyclosporine.
Transarterial Embolization Using Pingyangmycin - Lipiodol Emulsion (PLE) for Treatment of Focal
Nodular Hyperplasia of the Liver and 1 - Year Follow - Up: A Case Report and Literature Review
NEW YORK (360Dx)-- Biotech firm Berg continued its push into cancer diagnostics with the presentation of several posters earlier this month at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research and the preparation of a forthcoming publication detailing an assay for distinguishing between prostate cancer and benign
prostate hyperplasia.
The mass you saw may have been a small prolapse or
vaginal hyperplasia which may occur during heat (which in some cases may be self limiting); regardless given her age and that she is intact, a check over by her Veterinarian would be best.
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Critics of the inclusion of isoflavones in food claim that they increase the incidence of
epithelial hyperplasia, which precedes cancerous tumors, and that they cause goitre and hyperthyroidism.
Prospective study of serum dihydrotestosterone and subsequent risk of benign prostatic
hyperplasia in community dwelling men: the Rancho Bernardo Study..
Benign
thyroid hyperplasia, as it's known, is believed to be caused by, you guessed it, environmental factors and possibly additives in commercial pet food.
A similar effect
called hyperplasia refers to an increase in the number of cells or fibers.
Hence, muscle
fiber hyperplasia and hypertrophy appear to contribute roughly equally to give the overall doubling of gastrocnemius / plantaris mass in Mstn − / − mice.
Most commonly, congenital hypothyroidism develops in association with a specific syndrome of neonatal foals characterized by thyroid
gland hyperplasia together with multiple congenital musculoskeletal anomalies.
Arthritis: Joints of TNFΔARE mice display severe pathological features of chronic symmetrical inflammatory polyarthritis,
including hyperplasia of the synovial membrane, presence of inflammatory infiltrate, bone erosion and articular cartilage destruction.
The subsequent mammary development (called
mammary hyperplasia) can be spectacular but generally resolves without treatment as hormones normalize.
I ask my patients about contraindications including blood clots, pregnancy, moderate to severe endometriosis, enlarging fibroids or associated with heavy bleeding, gallbladder disease, liver disease (because the liver processes estrogen and sends it to the gut via bile), unexplained vaginal bleeding,
atypical hyperplasia of the breast, some types of estrogen - sensitive breast cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer.
Histopathology in Tg197 mice is characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells,
synovial hyperplasia, articular cartilage destruction and bone erosion symptoms, closely resembling those of human rheumatoid arthritis.
As we age, (especially as men pass the age of 50), one of the more common health risks is being diagnosed with BPH aka benign prostatic
hyperplasia which causes frequent urination during the night.
I recently found out that I have endometrial
hyperplasia after my period suddenly went from 5 days (normal for me) to 2 very light days about 6 months ago.
This cytokine release can affect ECL cells by impairing their secretory function and lead to achlorhydria and subsequently gastric cancer via ECL
hyperplasia by increased gastrin stimulation.
When Jamie was first rescued by North Shore Animal League America as a young cat, she was quickly diagnosed with
cerebella hyperplasia, a serious neurological problem that affects balance and mobility.
The effect was seen especially in women with
simple hyperplasia without additional complications or irregularities.
Castration both prevents Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia from developing, and is also the way to cure it.
In women, fibroadenomatous change is a risk factor for development of mammary carcinoma and in cats,
most hyperplasias progress to neoplasia.
Paediatric and Adolescent Elevated Conjunctival Lesions in the Plical Area: Lymphoma or Reactive
Lymphoid Hyperplasia?
(In men, progesterone's inhibition of aromatase may be useful for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH].
These are usually due to blood accumulating or bleeding into the spleen, or
hyperplasias known as «fibrohistiocytic nodules».
It is still not 100 % clear
if hyperplasia occurs in humans, nevertheless to give you the complete picture I included it in this post.
Spaying at the time of tumor removal does not affect growths that are already cancerous but can cause some
precancerous hyperplasias to regress and disappear.
Unneutered male dogs can develop benign prostatic
hyperplasia while neutered male dogs are at a slightly higher risk of prostate cancer, both of which can contribute to urinary issues.
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like hyperplasia which is an insufficient glandular tissue maybe she didn't develop during puberty, maybe she didn't experienced any breast changes during the pregnancy.
The authors believe theirs is the first study to show that mouse mammary gland tissues are sensitive to a mixture of 23 commonly used UOG chemicals, with dose - specific effects on tissue morphology, cell proliferation and induction of
intraductal hyperplasias, an overgrowth of cells considered a marker for future breast cancer risk.
All six lncRNAs were found to be significantly up - regulated in the urine samples from the prostate cancer patients compared with normal patient controls, while there were no differences between normal and benign prostatic
hyperplasia patient samples.
The balloon angioplasty, in addition to opening the artery can lead to smooth muscle cell proliferation, similar to formation of scar tissue, known as
neointimal hyperplasia.
Shown here is: axillary lymph
node hyperplasia and histiocytosis - 200X (A) and Bb antigen (D) in untreated animal IN16; cervical spinal cord, focal inflammatory lesion - 200X (B) and Bb antigen (E) from treated animal IH11; and a focal area of mononuclear inflammation in the myocardial interstitium - 1000X (C) and Bb antigen (F) from untreated animal IN05.
Combining growth hormone - releasing hormone antagonist with luteinizing hormone - releasing hormone antagonist greatly augments benign prostatic
hyperplasia shrinkage.
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