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Open AccessOutcomes of Patients with an Intermediate-Risk Group According to the Japanese Risk Classification of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
The management of intermediate-risk group of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is still vague, particularly regarding whether or not total thyroidectomy, postoperative radioactive iodine ablation (RAI-a), and pos...
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Open AccessPathological multifocality is not a prognosis factor of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a single-center, retrospective study
Non-total thyroidectomy (non-TTx) is a widely accepted operative procedure for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). PTC patients preoperatively diagnosed with unifocal disease are often revealed as havi...
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Open AccessPapillary thyroid microcarcinoma with multiple pulmonary metastases following lung cancer surgery: a case report
Distant metastasis is extremely rare for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) without lymph node metastasis or extrathyroidal extension, for which active surveillance (AS) is indicated. The evaluation of di...
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Open AccessBreast metastasis from medullary thyroid carcinoma: a report of a case
Metastasis to the breast is rare. We herein report a patient with metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma to the breast for whom measuring the calcitonin level was an important clue to the correct diagnosis.
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Open AccessParathyroid carcinoma in a 13-year-old girl with a long-term survival
Parathyroid carcinoma as a cause of primary hyperparathyroidism in children is extremely rare. We report a case of parathyroid carcinoma which occurred in a 13-year-old girl who survived for more than 45 years...
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Impact of “Tailored” Parathyroidectomy for Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Whether total parathyroidectomy (TPTX) or subtotal parathyroidectomy (SPTX) should be performed for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is controversi...
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Probability of axillary lymph node metastasis when sentinel lymph node biopsy is negative in women with clinically node negative breast cancer: a bayesian approach
Although sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is highly accurate in predicting axillary nodal status in patients with breast cancer, it has been shown that the procedure is associated with a few false negative re...
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Adult-Type Ganglioneuroblastoma in the Adrenal Gland Treated by a Laparoscopic Resection: Report of a Case
A case of ganglioneuroblastoma in the adrenal gland of a 50-year-old man is reported. The patient was incidentally found to have a nonfunctioning tumor in the right adrenal gland. The tumor, measuring 4.5 cm, ...
