Abstract:The endocrine glands are highly vascular organs in order to allow the hormones they secrete to reach the circulation and their targets. Thus, vascular disorders, mainly hemorrhages, may occur in any gland. While a gonadal or thyroid hemorrhage will usually present with local signs and symptoms, specific enough to direct the patient to a urologist/andrologist, gynecologist, or internist/endocrinologist, and is not associated with acute hormonal deficiencies which are life threatening, a massive adrenal or pitui… Show more
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