background: thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system. papillary thyroid carcinoma (ptc) is the most common type of thyroid cancer, accounting for 70–90% of well-differentiated thyroid malignancies. thyroid papillary microcarcinoma is a subtype of papillary carcinoma that included tumors with less than 10mm diameter. as a result of diagnostic methods improvement, p...

the common midline neck masses include thyroglossal duct cyst, lipomas, thyroid tumor or cyst and rarely a midline lymph node, particularly the node just above the thyroid isthmus. thyroid tuberculosis (ttb) is a rare cause of thyroid disease and therefore only occasionally included in the differential diagnosis. in this study we tried to explain the clinical and paraclinical manifestations of ...

background: there are inter-observer disagreements between papillary thyroid carcinoma (ptc) with other follicular lesions of thyroid in aspect of diagnosis. cd56 is present on follicular epithelial cells of the normal thyroid. we evaluated the diagnostic value of cd56 expression in ptc, follicular thyroid lesions, and follicular thyroid neoplasms. materials and methods: seventythree cases diag...

aim: thyroid scan with sestamibi is used for evaluation of thyroid nodules with the aim of increasing specificity before surgery. in this study we evaluated the role of sestamibi thyroid scan in candidates for thyroid surgery. methods and patients: during two years, 37 patients were studied with solitary thyroid nodules, referred for thyroid surgery due to malignant or suspicious fnab results (...

introduction: in spite of large number of studies regarding relation between thyroid cancer and childhood irradiation, contraversy still exists management of these patients. this study tries to find optimal method of thyroid evaluation in this group. methods and patients: in a recall program using mass media in khorasan, all patients with childhood irradiation were invited for thyroid evaluatio...

we determined the frequency of clinical thyroid ophthalmopathy in iranian patients. this cross-sectional study was performed at the endocrinology institute of tehran university of medical sciences. all patients with documented thyroid disorders from september 2003 to july 2005 were recruited. eye examinations included evaluation of soft tissue changes, measurement of proptosis, lid width, lagop...

thermal ablation therapies for benign thyroid nodules have been introduced in recent years to avoid the complications of traditional methods such as surgery. despite the little complications and the reportedly acceptable efficacy of thermal ablation methods, quite few medical centers have sought the potential benefits of employing them. this paper provides an introduction to the literature, pri...

background: the relationship between thyroid autoimmunity and breast cancer is a challenging subject. we aimed to investigate this association in women with breast cancer. methods: in this descriptive study, 41 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer before receiving any pharmacologic treatment and 38 healthy age-matched women were enrolled. anti tpo ab (anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies), ft...

introduction: a thyroid nodule is a palpable swelling in a thyroid gland with an otherwise normal appearance. palpable thyroid nodules occur in 4 to 7 percent of the population. nodular thyroid diseases are more frequent in women than in men. most actions of thyroid hormone are mediated by the active form of thyroid hormone. d2 is essential for formation of active hormone of t3 through deiodina...

background: infections attributed to helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) involve almost half of the world's population. one of the effects is auto-antibody induction and cross-reaction with numerous proteins in the body. as a result of its widespread prevalence and importance, this study evaluates the associations between h. pylori and thyroid auto-antibodies. materials and methods: this study en...