A femoral hernia occurs when the intestine enters the canal carrying the femoral artery into the upper thigh. Femoral hernias are most common in women, especially those who are pregnant or obese. In an umbilical hernia, part of the small intestine passes through the abdominal wall near the navel.
Parathyroid hormone is the most important endocrine regulator of calcium and phosphorus concentration in extracellular fluid. This hormone is secreted from cells of the parathyroid glands and finds its major target cells in bone and kidney.
Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) is a regulatory protein associated with cell growth in non-osseous tissues and with osteoclast stimulation in bone. It has been implicated in the pathogenesis of bone metastases, particularly in breast carcinoma.xpression of parathyroid hormone-related protein and its receptor in bone metastases from prostate cancer. J Pathol 2000; 191: 170-174. Article MEDLINE. 27 Lee C et al. Expression of parathyroid hormone-like protein in prostate cancer and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. J Urol 1997; 157: (Suppl 4) 225.