Discriminating thyroid and parathyroid lesions may sometimes pose a diagnostic difficulty. Medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTCs) display various cytologic and architectural features that resemble other thyroid and even rarely some parathyroid neoplasms ...
Sarah Adel Hakim +1 more
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Parathyroid carcinoma an unusual endocrine neoplasm: current review
Parathyroid carcinoma is an unusual endocrine neoplasm, in practice, diagnosis and clinical approach is challenging, it could be suspected during pre-surgical approach or in the same surgical procedure, however most of the cases get the diagnosis with histopathology time after surgery, radical surgical approach is the first line treatment of choice ...
Edgar A. Reyes-Velázquez
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The association between tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and metastatic course in neuroendocrine neoplasms. [PDF]
A moderate lymphocytic infiltration was found in about 25% of these well-differentiated neoplasms, all of which had no distant metastases to liver or pulmonary hilar lymph nodes during a follow-up period >10 years; mild or absent lymphocytic ...
FARINETTI, Alberto +3 more
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The role of epidermal growth factor-like module containing mucin-like hormone receptor 2 in human cancers. [PDF]
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are among the most diverse and ubiquitous proteins in all of biology. The epidermal growth factor-seven span transmembrane (EGF-TM7) subfamily of adhesion GPCRs is a small subset whose members are mainly expressed on ...
Bloch, Orin +8 more
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Introduction Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (ioPTH) testing is a widely accepted standard for assessing the parathyroid gland function. A decline of preoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels by more than 50% is one accepted measure of parathyroid
Maheer M. Masood, Trevor G. Hackman
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High serum osteopontin levels are associated with prevalent fractures and worse lipid profile in post-menopausal women with type 2 diabetes [PDF]
Purpose: Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have increased fracture risk. Osteopontin (OPN) is a protein involved in bone remodeling and inflammation.
Carnevale, V. +9 more
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IMMUNOCHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF PARATHYROID HORMONE IN NON-PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERCALCEMIA [PDF]
1. Immunochemical cross-reactivity, but not identity, has been demonstrated between bovine parathyroid hormone and an antigen in biologically active extracts of human parathyroid tissue by quantitative C' fixation and C' fixation inhibition. 2.
A H, TASHJIAN, L, LEVINE, P L, MUNSON
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Bilateral Genu Valgum in an Adolescent with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Primary hyperparathyroidism in children and adolescents is rare and often symptomatic at presentation. A 15-year-old boy presented with bilateral genu valgum for two years. Biochemical results were consistent with primary hyperparathyroidism.
Siow Ping Lee +3 more
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Identification of de Novo Germline Mutations in the HRPT2 Gene in Two Apparently Sporadic Cases with Challenging Parathyroid Tumor Diagnoses [PDF]
The diagnosis of parathyroid carcinomas is often difficult. HRPT2 mutations have been identified in familial [hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor (HPT-JT) syndrome] and sporadic parathyroid carcinomas, supporting that HRPT2 mutations may confer a malignant ...
Carvalho, D +11 more
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Ectopic Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report
We report an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma in a patient with chronic kidney disease who presented with refractory hypercalcemia. Technetium-99m-sestamibi scintigraphy is a valuable imaging technique for the detection of an ectopic parathyroid ...
Dong Min Choo +2 more
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