Suppurative fungal infection of the thyroid is an extremely rare condition even more so in an immunocompetent patient. Fungal infections of the thyroid usually occur in immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies, recipients of bone marrow and solid organ allografts on immunosuppression, and patients with AIDS. A 65-year-old male presented with swelling in the front of the neck f...

Previous publications from this department have defined the normal range of the total lung volume and its subdivisions (Whitfield et al., 1950 a, b, & c) and the changes that take place in low output cardiac syndromes (Richards et aL, 1951). The present paper describes the results of study of the lung volume in hyperkinetic states. The subjects selected for this investigation were patients suff...

The development of tumorous growths in the pituitary glands of mice following the injection of radioiodine and subsequent radiothyroidectomy was first reported by Gorbman (8), who reasoned that thyroid destruction was not the principal fac tor in the production of these growths, since pitui tary tumors had not been induced when the thy roid gland was chronically depressed by goitrogens. Later, ...

T HE role of the thyroid gland in the regulation of general body metabo, [ism, metamorphosis, growth, and development is well known.The in. fluence of the thyroid gland and its hormone, thyroxine, upon the amount and distribution of body fat is not thoroughly understood. Although obesity is frequently associated with hypothyroidism in the human, this is not always the case and some hypothyroid ...

BACKGROUND Inadvertent removal of the parathyroid glands during elective thyroid surgery occurs more frequently in certain high-risk patients and can lead to symptomatic hypocalcaemia. METHODS A case-control study was carried out at a tertiary referral, academic medical centre between May 1994 and August 2001. Five hundred and thirteen patients underwent thyroid resection. Pathology reports w...

BACKGROUND Scapulectomy requires not only joint resection but also wide resection of the shoulder girdle muscles. Even the significance of reconstruction has not yet been determined because of the difficulties in comparing the different conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence functional outcomes after scapulectomy in a multicenter study. METHODS This re...

CASE SUMMARY A 14-year-old Siamese neutered male cat was evaluated for anorexia and a left periorbital mass. Skull radiographic findings showed a well-defined lesion resembling new compact bone formation without destruction. A subtotal orbitectomy was indicated. The tumor was removed intact with a normal tissue margin of at least 1 cm. There were no postsurgical complications. Histopathologic e...

Objectives: Researchers have reported different results regarding the association between Hashimoto’s disease and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Some believe that coexistence of these diseases can lead to fewer tumor invasion recurrence rates. This study evaluated clinico-pathological features survival time PTC in patients with without thyroiditis. Materials Methods: In this cross-sectional...

Patients with hyperthyroidism can be treated by one of the following methods: (1) medical treatment with thiocarbamide, (2) surgical treatment with subtotal thyroidectomy, and (:·n radiological treatment with radioactive iodine (1131). Although each has certain advantages and disadvantages, radioiodine has apparently been used much more frequently in recent years because of its simplicity, safe...

Dear Editor, About : “Çalık A, Küçüktülü U, Bilgin Y, Çinel A, Alhan E, Pişkin B. Prevention of recurrences after thyroidectomy in an endemic area with prophylactic levothyroxine use. Tr J Med Sci 29: 273-277, 1999." I have read an article entitled “Prevention of recurrences after thyroidectomy in an endemic area with prophylactic levothyroxine use” by Adnan Çalık and coworkers with a great int...