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PURPOSE: The prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma is determined by such risk factors as old age, male gender, a large tumor size and extrathyroid extension. The aim of this study...
When there is a large goiter, it usually grows downward to the lower anterior neck it rarely grows upward to the retropharyngeal space. We report a 73-year-old woman with a...
PURPOSE: Postoperative hypocalcemia is a common complication compared with the other complications following total thyroidectomy due to thyroid carcinoma. We evaluated the incidence of transient and permanent hypocalcemia and the...
PURPOSE: The clinical value of macrocalcifications as an indicator that predicts malignancy of thyroid nodules is controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate additional ultrasonographic findings accompanying macrocalcifications...
Carcinoma showing thymus-like elements (CASTLE) is a rare neoplasm arising from the thyroid gland. This tumor is thought to originate from ectopic thymic tissue or remnants related to thymic development...
PURPOSE: The cause of renal hyperparathyroidism is unclear and the role of hyperphosphatamia is the only well established cause of renal osteodystrophy. The long life span of the parathyroid cells...