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The Pituitary Tumor Behind a Woman's Cushing's Syndrome Was Hiding in Her Cheek Sinus

A hormone-making pituitary tumor behind a woman's Cushing's syndrome turned up in her maxillary sinus after a pituitary scan pointed elsewhere.

Medical Daily · 2h ago

A 9-Year-Old's Kidney Stone Climbed Back Up to His Kidney, Then Slid Down Again After Surgery

A 7-mm stone in a 9-year-old's lower ureter moved back up to his kidney, then returned weeks after surgery, in what doctors call a first in a child.

Medical Daily · 10h ago

Surgeons Opened a 31-Year-Old's Abdomen and Found Candle-Wax Spots Left by His Pancreas Digesting His Own Fat

Surgeons checking for a perforated ulcer found white candle-wax plaques in a man's abdomen, the mark of severe hemorrhagic pancreatitis.

Medical Daily · 11h ago