A M Andersson
A M Andersson
Inhibin B is a testicular hormone that regulates follicle-stimulating hormone secretion in a negative feedback loop. In males, the serum level of inhibin B is detectable throughout life, with a prominent change in the first year of life and...
L Leenhardt,A Aurengo
L Leenhardt
The dramatic increase in childhood thyroid carcinoma observed in Belarus and Ukraine as early as 4 years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, is well recognized as being a consequence of exposure to radioactive iodine fallout. Uncertaintie...
D Oertli,F Harder
D Oertli
Fine needle aspiration cytology is the mainstay of the diagnostic work-up of solitary thyroid nodules. Together with the patient's history and the clinical findings, cytology determines the indication for surgery. The minimal intervention f...
E Modigliani,B Franc,P Niccoli-sire
E Modigliani
Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MTC) is a rare tumour derived from thyroid C cells with serum calcitonin as a specific and sensitive marker. MTC is inherited in 25% of cases, with an autosomal dominant transmission, age-related penetran...
K B Ain
K B Ain
Management of thyroid carcinoma relies upon the tumour cells maintaining the differentiated functions that are typical of normal thyroid follicular cells, such as: dependence upon thyrotropin for growth, production of thyroglobulin and effe...
M J Schlumberger,M Torlantano
M J Schlumberger
Papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas are among the most curable of all cancers. However, some patients are at high risk of recurrence or even death from their cancer. Most of these patients can be identified at the time of diagnosis ...
Multinodular goitre: 'much more to it than simply iodine deficiency' [0.03%]
multinodular毒性甲状腺肿：“不仅仅是碘缺乏的问题”
M Derwahl,H Studer
M Derwahl
For over a century, multinodular goitre (MNG) has been looked upon as the simple consequence of iodine deficiency. This view is now no longer tenable. Indeed, many characteristics of MNG do not fit with the iodine deficiency concept. For ex...
C A Meier
C A Meier
Thyroid nodules are very frequently found and their prevalence steadily increases with age. The discovery of such lesions by high-resolution radiological imaging procedures that have been performed for other indications raises the problem o...
Y C Oertel,J E Oertel
Y C Oertel
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is an economical procedure that allows prompt evaluation of a thyroidal mass. Careful attention to each step of the aspiration will allow good specimens to be obtained. The cytopathologist should obtain the aspi...
F Moretti,S Nanni,A Pontecorvi
F Moretti
Tumours derived from the thyroid follicular epithelium represent an informative model for understanding the molecular pathogenesis of multistage tumourigenesis, which is the prevailing theory on cancer development and progression nowadays. ...