salivary gland involvement is one of the radioiodine therapy complications. salivary gland scintigraphy in quantitative mode can accurately evaluate salivary gland function. methods: salivary gland scintigraphy was performed with tc-99m pertechnetate, at the time of iodine therapy as a basic study and then 3 weeks and 3 months afterwards. ejection fraction (ef) of parotid and submandibular glan...

The prognosis and overall outcome of solid growth pattern in differentiated papillary carcinoma of thyroid is controversial. While general consensus suggest outcomes similar to typical papillary carcinomas others demonstrate a more aggressive biology. We present a case of differentiated papillary carcinoma of thyroid with solid growth pattern presenting with neck swelling and widespread skeleta...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between lymphatic vessel density and clinical and pathological variables in patients with well-differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma. SUBJECTS Clinical information was retrieved on 109 previously untreated patients with well-differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma treated with total thyroidectomy and postoperative iodine I 131 ablation. Median fol...

OBJECTIVES To study the clinical and pathological variables predicting lymph node metastases in patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma and to examine the impact of these metastases on recurrence and survival. DESIGN Cohort study. Median follow-up, 56 months. SETTING Tertiary referral university teaching hospital. PATIENTS The study included 522 consecutive patients with well-...

the coexistence of medullary thyroid carcinoma (mtc), papillary thyroid carcinoma (ptc) and parathyroid adenoma is an uncommon clinical entity. here, we report a case of mtc, ptc, and parathyroid adenoma diagnosed incidentally on a routine physical examination of the neck for the work-up of diabetes. the patient had neither symptoms of hypercalcemia nor those related to mtc and ptc.

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased in the past few decades. Most patients with follicular cell–derived tumors present with well-differentiated carcinomas, and they have an excellent prognosis following treatment. Between 10% and 15% of tumors will mutate into more aggressive variants, such as tall-cell carcinoma and insular carcinoma. Some patients will present with poorly differenti...

OBJECTIVES Thyroglobulin (Tg) measurements are used to monitor for residual thyroid tissue in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) after thyroidectomy and radioiodine ablative therapy. In recent years highly sensitive Tg assays have been developed. In this study the analytical performance of the new Roche Elecsys Tg II assay was evaluated and compared with the well documented Acces...

Pulmonary metastases from thyroid carcinoma typically cause a micronodular or miliary pattern throughout both lungs. Metastasis consisting of a solitary pulmonary nodule measuring 20 mm in diameter is rare. Here we report a case of a 66-year-old woman without a history of papillary thyroid carcinoma who presented with a pulmonary nodule measuring 20 mm in diameter, found on chest computed tomog...

Objective: The current work was conducted to study the disease status and treatment results of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma referred for surgery and for radioactive iodine therapy. Methods: Retrospective review of 174 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma referred for surgery and for radioactive iodine therapy in King abulaziz Hospital and Oncology Center, Jeddah, Sau...

McGrath, R., Preda, V., Clifton-Bligh, P., Robinson, B., Sywak, M., Delbridge, L., Ward, P., Clifton-Bligh, R., Learoyd, D. (2016). Is there a role for an ultrasensitive thyroglobulin assay in patients with serum antithyroglobulin antibodies? A large (Australian) cohort study in differentiated thyroid cancer. Clinical Endocrinology, 84(2), 271-277. ...