Superior vena caval syndrome is usually due to malignant disease, however, benign cases do occur. Two patients with superior vena caval syndrome due to substernal goitre are reported, and the use of phleboscintigraphy and/or vena caval phlebography are advocated. A review of potentially helpful diagnostic procedures is given.

OBJECTIVE To compare the cytophotometric quantitative expression of Ki-67 cellular proliferation factor in the colloid goiter with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. METHODS The protein Ki-67 was studied with immunohistochemistry in 20 cases of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid and 12 cases of colloid goiter. The immunomarked cell nuclei were quantified through the software SAMBA 4000 and a...

Objective: To highlight the increased risk of severe hyperthyroidism leading to decompensation of pulmonary and cardiac hemodynamics post initiation of epoprostenol for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Methods: Review of literature shows an increased incidence of autoimmune thyroid disease in patients undergoing treatment of PAH with epoprostenol. We describe two incidences o...

UNLABELLED Focal and diffuse thyroid abnormalities are commonly encountered during the interpretation of computed tomography (CT) exams performed for various clinical purposes. These findings can often lead to a diagnostic dilemma, as the CT reflects the nonspecific appearances. Ultrasound (US) examination has a superior spatial resolution and is considered the modality of choice for thyroid ev...

In the UK, Stanley Rowbotham pioneered anaesthesia for thyroid surgery in the 1940s. He combined local anaesthesia with light general anaesthesia, and even attempted to make the patient strain to test haemostatic sutures using one breath of ether. Anaesthesia for thyroid surgery requires an anaesthetist who is experienced in the recognition, assessment, and management of a potentially difficult...

It has been reported that luteinizing hormone (LH) had thyropropic effect on rat and human thyroid membrane. It has been known that patients with PCOS have elevated LH levels in comparison to healthy controls.The goiter prevalence is more common in women than in men regardless of population. The higher incidence of thyroid diseases in women has been previously attributed to higher estradiol lev...

Abstract Background: Thyroid nodules are a common clinical finding, however discordant practice guidelines for managing large may result in unnecessary surgeries and excess costs. Recent data suggest similar false negative rates fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies between small (<4cm) (4+ cm) nodules, indicating that monitoring rather than surgery be appropriate nodules. Evaluating cur...

We wish to report an unusual cause of chest pain and hemoptysis. A 62-year-old woman presented with persistent cough and mild substernal chest discomfort. She had previously noted one episode of blood-tinged sputum. Physical examination was completely normal. Initial laboratory data included a normal CBC, chest x-ray film, and sputum analysis. Bronchoscopy revealed the anterior midtrachea to be...

OBJECTIVE Benign nodular goiter (BNG) can cause narrowing of the upper airway. In some rare cases, obstruction of the upper airway also occurs. The following paper reports our experiences with regard to BNG patients who experienced obstruction of the upper airway. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively investigated the records of 13 patients with acute airway obstruction due to BNG who were...