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Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence‐guided surgery using EGFR‐targeted tracers (e.g., panitumumab‐IRDye800CW) can provide real‐time visualization of tumors and margins in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Prior studies have demonstrated its safety and potential to improve intraoperative decision‐making and margin assessment ...
Makenna Brown +7 more
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Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Thyroid nodules are less common but more often malignant in pediatric patients than in adults. Our objectives were to study the features of benign vs. malignant thyroid nodules in a large pediatric patient cohort. Methods Retrospective observational cohort study. Consecutive patients aged 0.01–17.9 years at evaluation between 1997–
Maxime Gest‐Laurent +15 more
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BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2019 Background Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a malignant uncommon and aggressive tumour of the parafollicular C cells. In about 75% of cases it is sporadic while, in case of RET mutation, it is associated to multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (25% of cases)
Claudio Gambardella +11 more
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Changing the paradigm: lobectomy for sporadic medullary thyroid cancer
European Thyroid JournalObjectives: Total thyroidectomy is the treatment of choice for medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), although the sporadic forms are usually monocentric. Aim of the present study was to evaluate i) the performance of calcitonin (Ct) levels, ultrasound scans ...
Marina Lugaresi +5 more
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Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules: Incidence and Distribution of Thyroid Cancer
Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2022 Thyroid nodules are a common problem in clinical practice, they are usually benign; only about 5% of these nodules harbor malignancy. It is important to identify those that are likely to be malignant. The majority of thyroid cancers are papillary cancers,
Mehmet Fırat +3 more
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Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical CasesRenal medullary carcinoma (RMC) is a rare and rapidly progressive form of renal cancer. We herein present an unusual case of RMC in an older woman with beta-thalassemia trait. A 67-year-old woman of Mediterranean descent presented with superior vena cava
Kristin James, Aditya Sharma
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Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Case Reports in Hepatology, 2011 Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare presentation of liver metastases. Although cases of ALF from metastatic disease have been reported, etiologies have been largely confined to lymphoma, metastatic breast, lung, and gastric cancers.
Emmanuel C. Gorospe, Jemilat Badamas
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Archives of Medical Science, 2019 Introduction Medullary breast cancer (MdBC) is an uncommon type of breast cancer representing 1–7% of all cases. It is characterized by the occurrence of many histopathological features associated with a high grade of malignancy.
Michał P. Budzik +6 more
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Rising CEA Levels in a Patient with Colon Carcinoma: Metachronous Medullary Thyroid Cancer
The International Journal of Biological Markers, 2014 Introduction Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a commonly used tumor marker, and its value in colon cancer is well established. However it is overexpressed in many different tumors.
Sema Sezgin Göksu MD +3 more
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Case Reports in Medicine, 2010 Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a rare malignancy that arises from calcitonin-producing C-cells and frequently metastasizes to lymph nodes in the neck. Distant metastases may involve bone, lung, and liver.
Nina Ventura +10 more
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