Familial adenomatosis polyposis PTEN hamartoma tumor (Cowden’s) Carney complex type 1 Pathognomonic criteria > 100 colorectal adenomatous polyps Mucocutaneous lesions and cerebellar tumors Pigmented skin lesions, i.e., lentigines, cutaneous,…
Dr. Jan Wolff (April 25, 1925). Photo of young Dr. Wolff in laboratory Born in Germany, Dr. Wolff was displaced to Holland at a young age as Hitler came into…
Henry Plummer, photographed at age 26, soon after graduating with his medical degree from Northwestern University and just before being recruited by the Mayo doctors. (By Permission of the Mayo…
Professor John Richard Farndon John Richard Farndon’s parents were married in 1939 and lived in a rented back-to-back flat in the Tinsley area of Sheffield. This home was destroyed in…
37. Harari A, Zarnegar R, Lee J, Kazam E, Inabnet WB 3rd, Fahey TJ 3rd. Computed tomography can guide focused exploration in select patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and negative sestamibi…
Karl Adolph von Basedow. Fig. 1 Map of Germany, indicating Dessau, von Basedow’s hometown, and Merseburg, the town where he practiced as a family physician and was laid to rest…
Fritz de Quervain, MD Fritz de Quervain is regarded as one of the last surgical giants, and his obituary appeared in Nature after his death on January 24, 1940 [1]….
