Background. Information about iodine intake is crucial for preventing thyroid diseases. Inadequate iodine intake can lead to thyroid diseases, including nontoxic nodular goiter (NNG). Objective. To estimate iodine intake and explore its correlation with thyroid diseases among Israeli adults living near the Mediterranean coast, where iodine-depleted desalinated water has become a major source of...

Sir, Nodular fasciitis is a benign lesion arising in the subcutaneous tissue, skeletal muscles and fascia (1, 2). It is important not to confuse the disease with true sarcoma or other malignant tumours. Intravascular fasciitis, which was originally described by Patchefsky & Enzinger (3), is an unusual variant of nodular fasciitis. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature (4–11). He...

Nodular fasciitis (NF) is a rare fibroblastic proliferative lesion, characterized clinically as a solitary mass of hardened and slightly painful on palpation, fast growing and no gender preference. The objective of this study is to report the case of a patient with NF in third finger of left hand, describe the findings of plain radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and...

There are various types of benign hepatocellular nodular lesions, and their diagnostic criteria were formulated in detail. However, in 2010, the new World Health Organization (WHO) classification introduced immunohistochemical diagnostic criteria for hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) reflecting molecular pathological properties, and HCA was classified into 4 subtypes. These criteria were useful for ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Contrast enhancement on MR images of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is known to be associated with abnormalities of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). However, little is known about diagnostic patterns and common features of enhanced MS lesions. This study was designed to evaluate initial enhancement patterns, changes in these enhancing patterns, and duration of enhanc...

Survival of patients with multiple myeloma has improved substantially because of availability of new therapies including autotransplants, immunomodulating drugs and proteasome-inhibitors. Second primary cancers have emerged as an important determinant of morbidity and mortality among cancer survivors. Even though there is an increased risk of new cancers of the lymphoreticular and haematopoetic...

Tuberous sclerosis or tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease characterized by the triad epilepsy, hamartomas (angiofibroma) and reduced intellectual capacity. Phenotype can vary considerably. Almost all patients with TSC have at least one characteristic dermatologic feature. Facial angiofibroma can cause severe disfigurement. It may involve the cheeks, perio...

L ymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia produce cystic and nodular disease, respectively, in the lungs of patients with tuberous sclerosis (TSC). The objective of this study was to prospectively characterize the prevalence, clinical presentation, and genetic basis of lung disease in TSC. CT scanning of the chest on 23 asymptomatic women with TSC identi...