MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE THYROID

Unusual malignant tumors of the thyroid gland.

BACKGROUND Although situated on the last places among the statistical hierarchy of human malignancies, thyroid cancers (TC) are the most common tumors of the endocrine system. Follicular epithelium neoplasms account for more than 90% of these lesions with a favourable prognosis, while resting tumors (medullary, anaplastic, lymphoma, sarcoma etc) generally present a rapid unfavorable evolution w...

Angiogenesis in Malignant Thyroid Tumors

It is well known that radiation significantly impacts the morbidity of thyroid cancer and that is why Belarus has the highest incidence of the malignancy. Author describes statistical data, classification of angiogenesis, and typical pathological features of malignant thyroid diseases with regard to the vascular network.

PATTERN OF MALIGNANT TUMORS IN KERMAN PROVINCE

From March 1980 to March 1989 a total number of 2254 (7.6%) new malignant cases from Kerman province were diagnosed by examination of surgical specimens, blood films and bone marrow smears. The crude relative frequency of cancers was studied and compared with other areas of Iran. Gastric (11.36%) and urinary bladder (7.01 %) carcinomas were significantly more common in Kerman province than...

[Surgical treatment of malignant tumors of the thyroid gland].

THE PATTERN OF MALIGNANT TUMORS IN KERMAN PROVINCE

This investigation was done in Kennan from March 1989 to March 1993 to study the epidemiology of cancers in this province and to compare the results with a previous study performed in this area and some available statistics. A total number of 288 1 new cases of malignancy were registered and the crude relative frequency of cancers was studied. Gastric cancer with a frequency of 9.7%, malig...