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Carcinosarcoma of the Thyroid Gland [PDF]
Introduction. Surgeon has significant role in the management of such rare and controversial clinical entities related to thyroid gland. In this case report we have presented an elderly patient with rapid enlargement in thyroid that was related to carcinosarcoma.Case Presentation.
Ekici, Mehmet Fatih +6 more
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Morphogenesis of the thyroid gland [PDF]
Congenital hypothyroidism is mainly due to structural defects of the thyroid gland, collectively known as thyroid dysgenesis. The two most prevalent forms of this condition are abnormal localization of differentiated thyroid tissue (thyroid ectopia) and total absence of the gland (athyreosis).
Henrik Fagman, Mikael Nilsson
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Goiter frequency is more strongly associated with gastric adenocarcinoma than urine iodine level [PDF]
Purpose: We designed our study to evaluate the hypothesis that gastric cancer is correlated with iodine deficiency or thyroid dysfunction. Materials and Methods: We investigated the total body iodine reserve, thyroid function status and autoimmune ...
Adabi, K. +12 more
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Simultaneous Papillary Carcinoma in Thyroglossal Duct Cyst and Thyroid [PDF]
Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a cystic expansion of a remnant of the thyroglossal duct tract. Carcinomas in the TDC are extremely rare and are usually an incidental finding after the Sistrunk procedure.
Araújo Brandão Rajão, Kamilla Maria +9 more
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Analysis of tissue surrounding thyroid nodules by ultrasound digital images [PDF]
Since US is not easily reproducible, the digital image analysis (IA) has been proposed so that the image evaluation is not subjective. In fact, IA meets the criteria of objectivity, accurateness, and reproducibility by a matrix of pixels whose value is ...
Andrioli M +10 more
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Acromegaly and the thyroid gland [PDF]
Acromegaly is a chronic disease caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH), most frequently from a pituitary somatotropic adenoma. Its prevalence was estimated at 60–70 cases per million people, but in recent years it seems to be higher (even 86 cases per million). Approximately 3-4 new cases of acromegaly are annually diagnosed per million people.
Magdalena Marcinkowska +2 more
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A Case of Thyroidal Coccidioidal Infection
Infection of the thyroid gland with Coccidioides immitis is rare. We report a case with disseminated coccidiomycosis involving thyroid gland as a thyroid nodule.
Nadia Raza MD, Arash Heidari MD
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Antigen receptor variable region repertoires expressed by T cells infiltrating thyroid, retroorbital, and pretibial tissue in Graves' disease [PDF]
To date, it has remained unclear whether T cells infiltrating thyroid, retroorbital, and pretibial tissue of patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy and pretibial dermopathy represent a primary immune response that is directed against certain antigenic ...
Heufelder, Armin E. +2 more
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