Clinical suspicion and parathyroid carcinoma management
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Adequate management of parathyroid carcinoma apparently relates to the surgeon’s ability to identify it at the first operation.
Fabio Luiz de Menezes Montenegro +5 more
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No evidence for oncogenic mutations in guanine nucleotide-binding proteins of human adrenocortical neoplasms [PDF]
, 1933 G-Proteins are membrane-bound heterotrimeric polypeptides that couple receptor signals to second messenger systems such as cAMP. Recently, point mutations at 2 codons of the highly preserved alpha-chain of Gs, the adenyl cyclase-stimulating G-protein ...
Chrousos, G. P. +3 more
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Synchronous primary papillary breast cancer, medullary thyroid carcinoma and neuroendocrine tumor in postmenopausal woman. [PDF]
, 2016 Multiple endocrine neoplasia are syndromes involving two or more endocrine tissues, often correlated to RET proto-oncogene mutations. We herein present the first reported case of a 57-years-old woman with three synchronous primary cancers of breast ...
DE IULIIS, Francesca +7 more
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Expression of TRAIL and Fas in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2017 Aim: Differentiating between parathyroid lesions is still difficult and ambiguous. In cases of primary hyperparathyroidism, appropriate and prompt diagnosis is of great importance for effective treatment and follow-up.
Oliwia Anna Segiet +6 more
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Extensive Brown Tumors and Multiple Fractures in a 20-Year-Old Woman [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 A brown tumor is a benign fibrotic, erosive bony lesion caused by localized, rapid osteoclastic turnover, resulting from hyperparathyroidism. Although brown tumors are one of the most pathognomonic signs of primary hyperparathyroidism, they are rarely ...
Ju Hee Choi +7 more
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Multiple ectopic parathyroid adenomas
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT: Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in unselected patients. The ectopic gland locations should be known for appropriate surgical exploration and for avoiding subsequent re-exploration that would represent higher
Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis +2 more
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Salivary Heterotopia Of The Parathyroid Gland: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 2005 Two cases of periparathyroid salivary gland heterotopia are described. A review of the records of the Department of Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, over a 4-year period, identified 759 surgical specimens containing parathyroid gland tissue.
Bhuiya, Taqfiq +3 more
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Malignant tumors arising de novo in immunosuppressed organ transplant recipients [PDF]
, 1972 De novo malignant tumors have been observed throughout the world in 75 chronic survivors of organ transplantation, including 16 of our own patients. The incidence of tumors was approximately 80 times greater than in the average population in a comparable
Penn, I, Starzl, TE
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Ultrasonographic features of normal parathyroid glands confirmed during thyroid surgery in adult patients [PDF]
UltrasonographyPurpose This study was performed to examine the ultrasonography (US) features of normal parathyroid glands (PTGs) that were identified on preoperative US and subsequently confirmed during thyroid surgery.
Seong Ju Kim +6 more
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Elevated dietary magnesium during pregnancy and postnatal life prevents ectopic mineralization in Enpp1asj mice, a model for generalized arterial calcification of infancy. [PDF]
, 2017 Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the ENPP1 gene. It is characterized by mineralization of the arterial blood vessels, often diagnosed prenatally, and associated with death in ...
Kingman, Joshua +2 more
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