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Metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC): disease course, treatment modalities and factors predisposing for drug resistance
MTC has varying clinical course. In cases with metastatic disease (meta-MTC) further therapeutic modalities (locoregional and/or Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitors, TKIs) are needed. Clinical features, disease progres...
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism in MEN2 Syndromes
One of the components of trethe classical form of MEN2 syndromes is primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP). It occurs in 20–30 % of the typical MEN2A syndrome. The prevalence is more rare in gene carriers as these fre...
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Metachronous appearance of second malignancies in medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) patients: a diagnostic challenge and brief review of the literature
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare tumour which frequently occurs in the context of the multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, where it coexists with other usually benign tumours. The clinical pictur...
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Endogenous estrogen levels are associated with endothelial function in males independently of lipid levels
Estrogens and androgens may play an important role in vascular health in both sexes. The aim of this study was to examine the relation of endogenous sex hormone levels with early markers of atherosclerosis in ...
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Thyroid volume, selenium levels and nutritional habits in a rural region in Albania
Environmental factors are involved in goiter development. An increased number of goitrous patients were identified among outpatients in Gyrocaster, a mountainous region in Southwestern Albania. We examined pos...
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Open AccessAssociation of thyroid function with arterial pressure in normotensive and hypertensive euthyroid individuals: A cross-sectional study
Overt hypothyroidism has been associated with arterial hypertension and increased arterial stiffness. Results in euthyroid individuals have been conflicting. We investigated associations of thyroid function wi...
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Severity of coronary artery disease in postmenopausal diabetic women
Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) risk increases in women after the menopause. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of diabetes on the severity of CAD in postmenopausal women undergoing cor...