Code | Name | Alternative Name | Description |
PH401 | Addison's disease, adrenal glands | adrenocortical hypofunction, chronic adrenocortical insufficiency, adrenal insufficiency | adrenocortical hormone deficiency because of damage to the adrenal cortex; the damage may be caused by the immune system attacking the gland, TB, cancer, infection, etc. |
PH402 | Adenocarcinoma, pancreas | | a cancer arising in the glandular tissue of the pancreas; the most common form of pancreatic cancer |
PH403 | Adenoma, adrenal gland | suprenal adenoma | a benign tumour of the adrenal gland |
PH404 | Adenoma, parathyroid gland | | A benign tumour of the parathyroid glands, which are located in the neck and help to regulate calcium metabolism |
PH405 | Adenoma, pituitary gland | | a tumour of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland |
PH406 | Adrenal gland | suprarenal | organs responsible for producing steroid and other hormones essential for life |
PH407 | Colloid goitre, thyroid | | swelling of the thyroid gland in which the follicles of the gland are distended and filled with colloid (a gelatinous or mucinous substance) |
PH408 | Cyst, parathyroid gland | | a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in the parathyroid gland |
PH409 | Diabetes mellitus, pancreas | | pancreas showing changes of diabetes mellitus |
PH410 | Fatty infiltration, atrophy, pancreas | | infiltration of the tissues of the pancreas with excess amounts of fat, and wasting away of tissue |
PH411 | Follicular adenoma, thyroid | | a benign tumour of the thyroid gland |
PH412 | Follicular carcinoma, thyroid | | a type of thyroid cancer affecting the follicular cells which make thyroid hormone |
| | Goitre | goiter | See PH426 |
PH413 | Grave's disease | | an autoimmune disease that causes overactivity of the thyroid gland |
PH414 | Hashimoto's disease | Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Hashimoto's disease, Hashimoto's struma, struma lymphomatosa | a chronic autoimmune disease that leads to thyroid enlargement, etc. |
PH415 | Islet cell tumour, pancreas | | cancer arising from cells in the islets of Langerhans (hormone-producing cells in the pancreas) |
PH416 | Large cell carcinoma, adrenal gland | | a cancer of the adrenal glands in which the cells are large and look abnormal under a microscope |
PH417 | Myasthenia gravis, thymus | | an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness |
PH418 | Myxoedema | myxedema | a condition in which the thyroid gland fails to produce enough thyroid hormone |
PH419 | Pancreas | | a glandular organ located in the abdomen; it makes pancreatic juices, which contain enzymes that aid in digestion, and it produces several hormones, including insulin |
PH420 | Papillary carcinoma, thyroid | | the most common thyroid gland carcinoma, often occurring before age 40 and much more common in women than in men |
PH421 | Parathyroid gland | | glands embedded in the thyroid gland; regulate calcium and phosphate levels in the blood |
PH422 | Phagocytosis, pancreas | | phagocytes devouring bacteria in the pancreas |
| | Pineal gland | epiphysis | See PH427 |
PH423 | Pituitary gland | hypophysis | the main endocrine gland, producing hormones that control other glands and many body functions, especially growth |
PH424 | Radiation change, thyroid | | changes to the thyroid gland brought about by radiation treatment to it |
PH425 | Thyroid | | a gland located beneath the voice box (larynx) that produces thyroid hormone. The thyroid helps regulate growth and metabolism |
PH426 | Goitre | goiter | enlarged thyroid gland |
PH427 | Pineal gland | epiphysis cerebri | attached to the roof of the third ventricle near its junction with the mid-brain; secretes melatonin; full function is unclear |
