A Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenoma Presenting as Cyclical Vomiting and Severe Hyponatremia in a Young Female by Dinuka S. Warapitiya, Dimuthu Muthukuda, W. A. H. P. Sanjeewa, Kushalee Poornima Jayawickreme, Shyama Subasinghe

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a pituitary macroadenoma with mass effect on the optic chiasma. Hydrocortisone and levothyroxine were started, and she underwent transsphenoidal resection of the pituitary tumor. …”
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Deep learning-based prediction of mortality using brain midline shift and clinical information by An-Rong Wu, Sun-Yuan Hsieh, Hsin-Hung Chou, Cheng-Shih Lai, Jo-Ying Hung, Bow Wang, Yi-Shan Tsai

“…Brain midline shift (MLS) indicates the severity of mass effect from intracranial lesions such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, or hematoma. …”
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Misdiagnosis and analysis of clinical characteristics in patients with giant cystic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma by Yue Zhang, Bo Zhou

“…The giant cystic group had greater mass effects than did the non-cystic group (P < 0.05). …”
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Aggressive Recurrence of Primary Hepatic Epithelioid Haemangioendothelioma after Liver Transplantation by Qusay A. Abdoh, Asma M. Alnajjar, Faisal A. Abaalkhail, Mohammed Al Sebayel, Hussa F. Al-Hussaini, Waleed K. Al-Hamoudi, Hazem Helmy, Mohamad Almansour, Hussien A. Elsiesy

“…Abdomen and pelvis showed diffuse infiltrative neoplastic process of the liver with a mass effect and stretching of the hepatic and portal veins, in addition to bile duct dilatation. …”
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The predictive value of optic nerve sheath diameter measurement via ultrasound for intracerebral hemorrhage complicated by cerebral-cardiac syndrome by Wei-Ze Fan, Jun-Rong Jiang, Hui-Ling Zang, Hui Cheng, Xiao-Hui Shen, Wen-Juan Yang, Hui Wang, Li-Xing Jing

“…Ultrasound is a valuable tool for measuring ONSD, comparable to computed tomography, and is useful in detecting intracranial hypertension and mass effect. ONSD, hematoma volume, and GCS score are independent predictors of ICH complicated by CCS, and their combined use enhances predictive accuracy.…”
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A Case of Intrathoracic Gastric Duplication Cyst Detected on Prenatal Ultrasound Examination by Hisako Yagi, Yoshino Kinjyo, Yukiko Chinen, Hayase Nitta, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Keiko Mekaru, Hitoshi Masamoto, Hideki Goya, Tomohide Yoshida, Naoya Sanabe, Yoichi Aoki

“…Four weeks after delivery, the neonate was admitted because of respiratory distress due to mass effect. At right lateral thoracotomy, a 105 × 65 mm of solitary smooth-walled cyst containing serosanguineous fluid was found in the posterior mediastinum, which was excised completely. …”
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Successful Multimodal Management of an Aggressive Functional Gonadotropic Pituitary Macroadenoma by Jeffrey J. Feng, MS, Sophie M. Cannon, MD, Stephanie K. Cheok, MD, Mark S. Shiroishi, MD, Kyle M. Hurth, MD, PhD, Anna J. Mathew, MD, Gabriel Zada, MD, John D. Carmichael, MD

“…Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a 5.2-cm sellar and suprasellar mass with cavernous sinus invasion, mass effect on the optic chiasm, and extension into the sphenoid sinus, nasal cavity, and clivus. …”
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Symptomatic Pituitary Metastasis as Initial Manifestation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of Literature by Gunjan Y. Gandhi, Russell Fung, Patrick E. Natter, Raafat Makary, K. C. Balaji

“…Repeat MRI pituitary showed an interval increase in the size of the sellar mass with suprasellar extension and a new mass effect on the optic chiasm. The sellar mass was urgently resected via a trans-sphenoidal approach. …”
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Computational Insights of Bioconvective Third Grade Nanofluid Flow past a Riga Plate with Triple Stratification and Swimming Microorganisms by Safak Kayikci

“…The goal of this study is to examine the heat-mass effects of a third grade nanofluid flow through a triply stratified medium containing nanoparticles and gyrostatic microorganisms swimming in the flow. …”
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Nonlinear vibration analysis of cantilever beams: Analytical, numerical and experimental perspectives by Qamar Abbas, Rab Nawaz, Haseeb Yaqoob, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Musaddiq Jamil

“…Findings highlight the importance of precise modeling, accounting for factors like damping and mass effects, to achieve accurate results. The study underscores the significance of resonant frequency identification in mitigating vibration failures in engineering systems.…”
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Failure and Ejection Behavior of Concrete Materials under Internal Blast by Haifu Wang, Jianguang Xiao, Yuanfeng Zheng, Qingbo Yu

“…On the wall of the prefabricated borehole, two types of fragmented concrete mass are analyzed, and bottom initiation is recommended to eject the fragmented concrete mass effectively. Moreover, an algorithm of average ejection speed is developed to effectively estimate the drill capacity of high velocity, energetic (HE) projectiles. …”
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Giant Prolactinoma of Young Onset: A Clue to Diagnosis of MEN-1 Syndrome by Chandrika Jayakanthi Subasinghe, Noel Somasundaram, Pathmanathan Sivatharshya, Lalana Devi Ranasinghe, Márta Korbonits

“…We report two unrelated Sri Lankan patients (8-year-old boy and a 20-year-old female) who presented with giant prolactinomas with mass effects of the tumours. The female patient showed complete response to medical therapy, while the boy developed recurrent resistant prolactinoma needing surgery and radiotherapy. …”
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