| ECD | Erdheim-Chester Disease |
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| Erdheim | Jakob, Austrian physician, 1874-1937. See: Erdheim disease, Erdheim tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Erdheim disease | Loss of elastic and muscle fibres in the aortic media, with accumulation of mucopolysaccharide, sometimes in cystlike spaces between the fibres; a disease of unknown cause, which may be inherited and which predisposes to dissecting aneurysms. Synonym: Erdheim disease, medionecrosis aortae idiopathica cystica, medionecrosis of the aorta, mucoid medial degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Erdheim tumour | <oncology, tumour> A form of primary brain tumour which develops in the pituitary gland. These tumours often secrete increased quantities of pituitary hormones (for example growth hormone) which can result in conditions such as gigantism and acromegaly. They are often benign and rare and comprise less than 5% of childhood brain tumours. Other symptoms include vision changes, headache and weight gain. Treatment often includes a combination of surgery and radiation therapy. (27 Sep 1997) |
| erdheim-chester disease | <radiology> Rare lipidosis, age: 50-70y, long bones invariably affected in the diaphysis and metaphysis with: patchy or diffuse increase in density, coarsened trabecular pattern, medullary sclerosis, cortical thickening (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Erdheim Chester Disease, Lipid Granulomatosis
| Erdheim's cystic medial n. |
changes in the medial layer of the aorta, consisting of degeneration and necrosis of elastic and muscle fibers, mucoid infiltration, and cyst formation, often resulting in dissecting aneurysm; called also medionecrosis of aorta.
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| Erdheim's d. |
cystic medial necrosis.
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| Erdheim's disease (cystic medial necrosis) |
cystic medial necrosis.
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