Positive Surgical Margins in the 10 Most Common Solid Cancers. [PDF]
, 2018 A positive surgical margin (PSM) following cancer resection oftentimes necessitates adjuvant treatments and carries significant financial and prognostic implications.
Califano, Joseph A +14 more
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Predictive Factors and Pattern of Locoregional Recurrence After Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma [PDF]
, 2014 © 2014, Society of Surgical Oncology. Background: Prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) at the time of the total thyroidectomy (TT) remains controversial in clinically nodal-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Chan, DT +4 more
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Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma in The Netherlands: A Nationwide Follow-Up Study [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Treatment for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in pediatric patients is based mainly on evidence from adult series due to lack of data from pediatric cohorts. Our objective was to evaluate presentation, treatment-related complications,
Bocca, G +20 more
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Metastatic Hürthle cell carcinoma presenting with low free thyroxine, severe hypercalcemia and spurious growth hormone production [PDF]
, 2019 Objective: Hürthle cell tumors constitute about 5% of thyroid neoplasms. They have malignant potential, behaving very aggressively compared to other differentiated thyroid cancers. The objective of this case report is to describe a case of a Hürthle cell
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Levothyroxine (LT4) is the standard treatment for hypothyroidism and the most widely prescribed medication worldwide. Although generally safe, regulatory reports list potential cardiac, neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal adverse events (AEs). Clarifying their clinical relevance is essential.
Bala Swetha Baskaran +2 more
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Significance of Size of Lymph Node Metastasis on Postsurgical Stimulated Thyroglobulin Levels After Prophylactic Unilateral Central Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma [PDF]
, 2012 published_or_final_versionSpringer Open Choice, 28 May ...
Lang, BHH +5 more
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Total thyroidectomy as primary surgical management for thyroid disease: surgical therapy experience from 5559 thyroidectomies in a less-developed region [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety of total thyroidectomy for thyroid disorders and summarise the treatment experience in a less-developed region.
Bei Sun +5 more
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Preoperative Detection of Dual TERT Promoter Mutations in Thyroid Cancer: A Case Series
Diagnostic Cytopathology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter (TERTp) mutations are associated with aggressive thyroid cancer and are most frequently found in anaplastic and poorly differentiated thyroid cancer. Pre‐operative thyroid nodule molecular testing can detect TERTp, denoting a high risk of malignancy and possible aggressive clinical features such as ...
Amir Harari +7 more
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2007 Hypocalcaemia after total or completion thyroidectomy has traditionally required 48 hours or longer inpatient monitoring of serum calcium levels. The use of parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels to predict postoperative hypocalcaemia is well established. This
Simon Grodski, Stephen Farrell
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Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
, 2020 Importance The rapidly expanding novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community to an unprecedented degree.
Chinn, Steven B. +13 more
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