Thyroid : Official Journal of the American Thyroid Association

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• Thyroid Carcinoma Arising from a Sacrococcygeal Mass: A Malignant Teratoma?
  A 59-year-old African American man with a remote history of Graves' disease presented with a 13-cm sacrococcygeal mass that was resected.

  August 20, 2004

• U. S. Food and Drug Administration's Decision Regarding Bioequivalence of Levothyroxine Sodium
  The FDA has moved to approve generic preparations of levothyroxine as equivalent to branded preparations without seeking the input of clinicians treating thyroid disease.

  August 13, 2004

• Lack of Elevated Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Calcitonin in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
  Read the case report of a 50-year-old woman with histologically proven MTC who completely lacked serum elevation of both CT and CEA. Does she represent an important subset of patients?

  July 29, 2004

• Gene Therapy for Thyroid Cancer: Current Status and Future Prospects
  Novel treatment strategies, including gene therapy, are urgently needed for thyroid cancer.

  July 26, 2004

• Thyroglossal Duct Cyst With Papillary Carcinoma: What Must Be Done?
  Only 215 cases of duct cyst with papillary carcinoma have been reported in the literature.

  July 01, 2004

• Assessing Thyroid Hormone Status in a Patient With Thyroid Disease and Renal Failure: From Theory to Practice
  A 35-year-old Asian man treated for hyperthyroidism, SLE, and uremia presented with low T4 and normal TSH levels.

  June 29, 2004

• Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Associated With Hyperthyroidism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
  The association of MTC and hyperthyroidism is rare.

  June 25, 2004

• Intrauterine Exposure to Maternal Enterovirus Infection as a Risk Factor for Development of Autoimmune Thyroiditis During Childhood and Adolescence
  Maternal intrauterine enterovirus infection during pregnancy increases the risk for the offspring to develop type 1.

  June 24, 2004

• Doxorubicin Induces Fas-Mediated Apoptosis in Human Thyroid Carcinoma Cells
  Doxorubicin remains the most extensively used drug in the chemotherapy of thyroid cancer, but drug resistance often limits its efficacy.

  June 03, 2004

• Prognostic Value of Thyroglobulin Serum Levels and 131I Whole-Body Scan after Initial Treatment of Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
  Diagnostic iodine-131 whole-body scan and serum thyroglobulin values performed 6 to 12 months after thyroid ablation for differentiated thyroid carcinoma were evaluated in 194 consecutive patients.

  May 28, 2004

• Familial Juvenile Autoimmune Hypothyroidism, Pituitary Enlargement, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance
  A 9-year-old Hispanic girl presents with hair loss, strabismus, and weight gain. Follow her diagnosis and treatment in this case study.

  May 21, 2004

• Are Bioequivalence Studies of Levothyroxine Sodium Formulations in Euthyroid Volunteers Reliable?
  The authors conclude that more precise methods for defining bioequivalence are required.

  April 26, 2004

• Is Chest X-ray or High-Resolution Computed Tomography Scan of the Chest Sufficient Investigation to Detect Pulmonary Metastasis in Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Cancer?
  Review the clinical characteristics, pattern, histopathologic subtype, treatment, and outcome of differentiated thyroid cancer in children and adolescents presenting with pulmonary metastasis.

  April 16, 2004

• Quality of Life with Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Treatment Toxicities and Their Reduction
  As more aggressive surgical and postoperative treatments gain wider acceptance, toxicity and long-term morbidity become more important issues.

  April 15, 2004

• False-Negative Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Results Delay Treatment and Adversely Affect Outcome in Patients with Thyroid Carcinoma
  Although FNA is a useful test, clinical findings should overrule cytologic data in order for timely treatment to occur.

  April 14, 2004

• Management of Cystic of Predominantly Cystic Thyroid Nodules: The Role of Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
  Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy permits direct sampling of the wall and/or the solid portion of cystic thyroid nodules, increasing the possibility of a representative sample.

  April 13, 2004

• Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma with Destructive Thyrotoxicosis in a Patient with Preexisting Multinodular Goiter
  Presentation of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with thyrotoxicosis is extremely rare.

  April 09, 2004

• Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: The New UICC 6th Edition TNM Classification System in a Retrospective Analysis of 169 Patients
  What effect will the new criteria for classifying extrathyroid extensions have on disease management?

  April 06, 2004

• Regression of a Large Goiter in a Patient With Resistance to Thyroid Hormone by Every Other Day Treatment With Triiodothyronine
  A 12-year-old is referred for suspected hypothyroidism. Follow her diagnosis and the management of her case.

  March 30, 2004

• Three Unusual Causes of Diffuse Thyroid Enlargement
  Follow these three cases through fine-needle aspiration biopsy images.

  February 26, 2004