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PURPOSE: With an accumulation of surgical experience for endoscopic or video-assisted thyroidectomy and improvements in surgical techniques and endoscopic instruments, these procedures have become a valid option for patients with...
Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (USFNA) is a very useful procedure for the diagnosis and management of thyroid diseases. It is very safe procedure and complications have been rarely reported....
This report describes a case of a 55-year-old woman with an incidental leiomyoma arising from her left adrenal gland. Leiomyoma may occur in any part of the body where smooth...
Thyroid nodules are frequently diagnosed today, mainly due to the wide use of neck ultrasonography (US). The majority of these lesions are benign; suspicion for malignancy is an indication for...
In contrast to the intrinsic feedback inhibition defect of primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT), secondary HPT is caused by chronic extrinsic overstimulation of otherwise normal parathyroid glands. This condition is very common...
PURPOSE: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare disease and the clinical course of MTC many vary. In this study, we analyzed the factors influencing the prognosis of MTC.
METHODS: The...