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Vascular Malformation Enlargement During Menopause.
- Source :
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The Journal of craniofacial surgery [J Craniofac Surg] 2018 Jul; Vol. 29 (5), pp. 1271-1272. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Vascular malformations enlarge overtime, particularly during adolescence when follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) rises. Lesions contain the receptor for follicle-stimulating hormone. FSH also becomes elevated during menopause. We present a patient with a venous malformation of the lip that presented for the first time after she entered menopause which was temporally related to a significant increase in her serum FSH levels that were measured. This observation supports the hypothesis that FSH might influence the pathophysiology of vascular malformations.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-3732
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of craniofacial surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29521760
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000004462