Liver lesions are common although many need no intervention. However, patients who are identified as having a liver lesion require specialist referral for multidisciplinary discussion about further investigation and management.doi:10.1002/tre.777Richard W Laing...
Both lesions and tumors in the brain represent abnormal areas, but they are not the same. A lesion is a broad term that refers to any abnormal tissue or damage in the brain, whereas a tumor, is a specific type of lesion, characterized by the abnormal growth of cells. All tumors are le...
of surface lining cells rather than abscesses—for example,pleurisy(inflammation of the chest lining) rather than lungabscess, andperitonitis(inflammation of the membrane lining the abdomen) rather than liver abscess. In the course of either of the last two forms of septicemia, organisms may enter...
The Human T Lymphotropic Virus (type 1 and type 2), or HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 is fairly common in certain areas of the world like Japan, the Caribbean, Africa, parts of South America, eastern Siberia, and the Pacific islands and less common (fewer than 1% of the population has it) in o...
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Sarcoidosis is a peculiar granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Most commonly, it involves the lungs, lymph nodes, liver, spleen, skin, eyes, phalangeal bones, and parotid glands, but other organs may be involved. The pathology consistently shows nonca-seating granulomas with a lack of surr...
Lipoprotein, any member of a group of substances containing both lipid (fat) and protein. They occur in both soluble complexes, such as egg yolk, and insoluble ones, such as cell membranes. Lipoproteins in blood plasma have been intensively studied becau
Single-cell transcriptomics uncovers zonation of function in the mesenchyme during liver fibrosis. Cell Rep. 29, 1832–1847.e8 (2019). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Purcell, J. W. et al. LRRC15 is a novel mesenchymal protein and stromal target for antibody–drug ...
Some lesions begin as a flat, brown spot, indistinguishable from a lentigo. Then they gradually thicken, forming the waxy stuck-on appearance of seborrheic keratoses. They look like they have either been pasted on the skin or may look like a dab of melted brown candle wax that dropped on ...
Liver cysts:The cysts in the liver may be present from birth or may form due to parasitic infections. Similar cysts may also form in the pancreas, thyroid, along the eyelid, etc. ovarian cystscan be removed by laparoscopic surgery), especially if there's any suspicion ofmalignancy. ...