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PURPOSE: Germline mutation of the RET oncogene results in multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types 2A and 2B and familial medullary thyroid cancer (FMTC). We reviewed the literature to determine the...
A careful approach is required for managing esophageal perforation after thyroidectomy, and esophageal perforation can cause serious infectious complications. However, reports on the treatment and management of esophageal perforation after...
Thyroid tumors display an intriguing biological diversity from benign follicular adenomas to lethal anaplastic carcinomas. Thyroid tumorigenesis is becoming better understood. Benign follicular adenomas are frequently associated with mutation of...
PURPOSE: The diagnosis of Graves' disease can be clinically made by the findings of hyperthyroidism combined with eye signs or a diffusely enlarged goiter. The pathological findings of Graves' disease...
PURPOSE: Insulinoma is a rare disease for which early diagnosis followed by proper surgical management provides a chance for cure. Analyses of clinicopathological features of patients can help optimize the...