... doses of 10-80 Gy to thethyroid are reported to lead to dysfunction ofthegland [11] The diversity of these figures illustrates that the threshold for thyroid radiation and development of hypothyroidism ... radiotherapy or afterwards in connection with the reported survey The measurement ofthethyroidgland volume represents the main limitation of this small study On the background ofthe lack of ... is not clear The admittedly small present study emphasizes the role ofthe individual thyroidgland volume for the development of post-radiotherapy hypothyroidism in BC patients The sub-volume...
... to compare them to our generated DLHs: in general, the volume percentage in the DVH refers to the contoured volume ofthe CT-scanned part ofthe body (aortic bifurcation to the thigh) The data ... gave their informed consent The study was approved by the ethics committee ofthe University hospital of Heidelberg The patients’ treatment was not influenced by the study and indications for the ... subjects The venous blood was irradiated with doses of 0.02, 0.1, 0.5, and Gy by the same linear accelerator used for the irradiations ofthe patients The object-tofocus distance was 1.58 m, the radiation...
... gender or site predilection The size of these tumors is usually smaller than cm; however, the term giant lipoma is preferred when the size exceeds cm Our patient had a tumor of more than 11 cm in diameter, ... and interpretation of patient data regarding the histopathologic disease AVV performed the histologic examination and helped in preparation ofthe final manuscript PRM did the transperitoneal ... Farfarelos CD, Mpogdanos IM, Karamanolakis DK: Giant lipoma ofthe adrenal gland J Urol 2002, 167(4):1777 Buettner A: Lipoma ofthe adrenal gland Pathol Int 1999, 49(11):1007-1009 Reinig JW, Doppman...
... revised his part ofthe manuscript TU helped to revise the manuscript, HS performed thegland surgery and performed the final reading ofthe manuscript All authors have read and approved the final manuscript ... evidence of recurrence after a follow-up of one year Figure A coronal T2-weighted MRI ofthe head and neck region (36th week of pregnancy) The left parotid mass is seen distorting the pharynx The ... doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-141 Cite this article as: Palluch et al.: The rapid growth of a pleomorphic adenoma ofthe parotid gland in the third trimester of pregnancy Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:141 Submit...
... superficial parotidectomy, including the removal ofthe mass Because of clear infiltration ofthe tumor, the buccal branch ofthe facial nerve was resected Macroscopically, the tumor was a well-circumscribed, ... malignancy in salivary glands, accounting for just 0.5% of all epithelial salivary gland malignancies and 0.18% of all epithelial salivary gland tumors [5] Criteria for thediagnosisof malignancy in ... in the absence of consensus in the literature Nakada et al published a review of 28 cases of oncocytic carcinoma ofthe parotid gland [8] They concluded that distant metastasis appeared to be the...
... wall of 2-mm It weighed about 57 grams On palpation there were stone hard areas of calcification within the cyst wall Examination ofthe contents ofthe cyst showed the typical clear fluid of a ... liver, they can reach the lungs via the inferior vena cava and heart Embryos may reach other organs as the adrenal glands via the systemic circulation A hydatid cyst ofthe adrenal gland is extremely ... approach as the volume ofthe adrenal masses to be removed often exceeds the possibilities of endoscopic surgery The learning curve is quite long for the surgeon and the availability of surgeons experienced...
... Figure Papillary cancer in the left lobe ofthethyroid Papillary cancer in the left lobe ofthethyroid (H&E) develop a systematic approach for thediagnosis and management of neck masses Benign ... the body ofthe hyoid bone, and a core of tissue around the thyroglossal tract to open into the oral cavity at the foramen cecum[1] In case of malignancy, additional steps should consist of thyroidectomy, ... samples Because the frequency of cancer ofthe thyroglossal duct cyst is very low, the clinician often does not consider an oncologic diagnosis A second difficulty lies in Page of (page number...
... pattern ofthe lesion as MCL was composed of neoplastic nodules which were adjacent to the cystic area To the best of our knowledge, there are no other published radiological findings on MCL ofthe ... suggestive ofthe lymphoma, there is no absolute correlation between the imaging morphology and the histology ofthe lesion [7] In this case, our patient’s MRI showed an enlargement of her left ... many ofthe nodules may consist of follicles with reactive germinal centers surrounded by broad mantles of small lymphoid cells or the so-called mantle zone pattern [2] Later in the course of the...
... outside thegland in the vicinity ofthe hilus and ofthe distal portion ofthe excretory duct Following submandibulectomy or slitting ofthe Wharton’s duct the patients were permanently free of symptoms ... preservation ofthe facial nerve is the therapy of choice The majority of pleomorphic adenomas is localized in the lateral portion ofthe parotid gland [43,45] McGurk et al [45] found even 90% of all ... the operation, the parents must be thoroughly informed about the purpose and technique ofthe procedure, possibly also in the presence ofthe child Specific mention must be made ofthe risk of...
... SG was involved in the conceptual design of this study, in the clinical management ofthe patient, and in the writing and editing ofthe manuscript VA was involved in the Page of (page number not ... emphasize the importance of CT-PET in monitoring neoplastic diseases during molecular targeted therapies The inability of cetuximab to cross the blood-brain barrier and the consequent development of ... in the palliative management of advanced salivary gland cancers J Clin Oncol 2006, 24:2673-2678 Agulnik M, Siu LL: An update on the systemic therapy of malignant salivary gland cancers: role of...
... sodium iodide prevents the release ofthyroid hormones by thethyroidgland Inderal, a beta blocker, reduces the effect ofthyroid hormones on the cardiovascular system Supportive therapy includes ... because ofthe vague symptoms Medical Management Treated with thyroid replacement therapy (s e e Table 56-1) Thyroid hormone in the form of desiccated thyroid extract, or with one ofthe synthetic ... Multinodular Goiters pg 961 The word GOITER refers to an enlargement ofthethyroidgland Caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet, by the inability ofthethyroid to use iodine, or by relative...
... benign thyroid follicular cells if there was poor communication and the reporting pathologist was not made aware that the initial aspirate was from the parotid gland and not from thethyroidgland ... melanoma ofthe temple, scalp and ear, and anaplastic squamous cell carcinoma ofthe ear and ear canal [5] Seifort et al [4] reported three cases of a metastatic thyroid cancer to the parotid in their ... analysis of 108 cases of secondary metastases to salivary glands Another case was found by the Pack Medical Group among 81 cases of parotid gland involvement as a secondary extension of malignant...
... since none of them alone is useful for the majority ofthe BC and none of them is specific for cancer or breast tissues No biomarker has been suggested to date for the early diagnosisof BC (24) ... evaluate the actual performance of these markers Jinang Li, from the John Hopkins Hospital, is the first to explore proteomics in early diagnosisof BC, who also enabled the advance of proteomics ... Med Sci 2011, The results ofthe present study and the other three studies did not fully confirm each other Several hypotheses may be suggested to explain these differences First of all, Li’s...
... factor of 2) Imaging time of DWI was 90 s for 20 slices Detection of uterine malignancy The ADC values of uterine cancers are lower than of normal tissue On the other hand, in sarcomas the ADC ... in thediagnosisof intracranial epidermoid cyst [50] Detecting the keratinoid substance by means of DWI and the ADC value may be useful and serve as an adjunctive tool to ensure the accuracy of ... respectively These lymph nodes are predicted as metastases Another lymph node is noted in the right (arrowhead) The absolute ADC value ofthe lymph node is 0.95×10–3 mm2/s; therefore, the relative...
... conflict with the global interpretation ofthe data With the exclusion ofthe N-terminal octapeptidyl and C-terminal nonapeptidyl fragments of Glu17, Leu34 and Lys46, the average ofthe {1H}–15N ... values of J(0) and J(xN), an indication of slow local motion consistent with the presence of a hydrogen bond network that restricts the excursion ofthe Glu50 backbone Other relevant details ofthe ... unreliable within the framework ofthe theory This could arise from the very wellknown limitations of MF formalism for the case of internal motions occurring on a timescale similar to that ofthe overall...
... available for comparison ofthe performance ofthe individual tests, an analysis of results was done using a variety of standards Efficiency of microscopy, culture and PCR in terms of sensitivity, specificity, ... diagnosed as not having tuberculosis, the PCR profile ofthe individual had changed markedly, suggesting an increase in the bacterial load in the sputum Only seven ofthe 17 cases i.e those who took ... considered as true cases of tuberculosis, even though the other six could be rated as highly probable cases of tuberculosis (Table 1B) Table summarizes the final diagnosisof tuberculosis made in...
... 0.3 mL of Grace’s medium for 48 h (V5 CM) When the CM of one gland had less than unit ofthe activity, the number of glands cultured in 0.3 mL of medium was increased to five Conversely, the CM ... Grace’s medium (GM) The ordinate indicates the percentage ofthe glands that exhibited each score at the end ofthe culture for 144 h (B) Inhibition of PCD by glucose in the medium V3 ASGs were ... from day ofthe fourth instar to day ofthe fifth instar (Fig 1E) The assays indicated that IV1–IV4 and V7 CM exhibited little or no inhibitory activity, because the CM of five glands from these days...
... with the N-terminal region of FXII and domain D5 of HK, which are the interactive sites of FXII and HK for activating surfaces The biological signicance of kallikreinkinin system inhibition for the ... respectively To study the phylogeny of these triafestins, the amino acid sequences of triafestins and ve salivary lipocalins of triatomine bugs were aligned by the clustalw protocol The alignment data ... with APTT reagent in the absence of Ca2+ In these experiments, the kallikreinkinin system had been activated before the addition of triafestin-1 or triafestin-2 In the absence of Ca2+, factor XIa...
... same low levels Conclusions The new guidelines will offer the option of omitting biopsies in selected cases with symptoms suggestive of CD without increasing the risk of misclassification Preconditions ... individuals Discourage the use of classical vs non-classical, typical vs atypical Discourage the use ofthe term latent CD Ludvigsson et al Gut 2012 ESGPHAN member Questionnaire 85 % of those who are ... (Marsh 0) are often of low titre (
... probability of each test pattern for the hypothetical disease, the prevalence ofthe hypothetical disease, and the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity Different models can be tested for “fit”: the ... independence ofthe manifest variables L2: the likelihood ratio chi-squared statistic is used to assess how well the model fits the data It indicates the amount ofthe relationship between the variables ... model; the larger the value, the poorer the model fits the data As a rule of thumb, a good fit is provided by a model when the L2 for that model is not substantially larger than the degrees of freedom...