Cushing’s syndrome, or hypercortisolism, is a condition caused by overproduction of cortisol — a hormone that regulates stress, metabolism, and immune response. While cortisol ...

The gland makes too much adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH). That causes the adrenal glands to make too many corticosteroids. Another main cause is taking steroid medicines like prednisone for a long ...

Symptoms of Cushing's syndrome include weight gain, a round "moon" face, easy bruising, fat around the base of the neck and the shoulders, stretch marks around the abdomen, hips, breasts and underarms ...

Pimples are usually a result of blocked pores or other benign skin conditions ... additional oil in the skin and causes ...

Vascular tumors of the liver in adult patients include cavernous hemangioma, a common benign tumor; epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, a rare, usually low-grade malignant tumor; and angiosarcoma ...

From January 2009 to January 2011, PVP surgery was conducted on 120 patients with a 120 watt green laser. Table 1 shows the basic patient data. Of all the patients, 30% took an oral anti-coagulant ...

If a salivary gland infection develops very quickly, a doctor may call it “acute.” Infections related to obstructions or narrowed tubes may develop more gradually. If a tumor has caused the ...

A growth or tumour in this area can be cancerous (malignant) or non cancerous (benign). Lacrimal gland cancer is a rare cancer, and not much is known about the possible cause. Research in this area ...