A rare case describing catastrophic destruction of the whole skeleton caused by severe hyperparathyroidism.

Osteitis fibrosa cystica is a skeletal disorder seen in advanced stages of persistent hyperparathyroidism. Although the measurement of serum Ca and intact-parathormone levels provides early diagnosis and decreases the incidence of radiographic bone involvement, progressive major bone lesions may still be seen in developing countries even in the modern era. We aimed to share, by writing up this report, our astonishment after observing how the skeletal system can be ruined by persistent hyperparathyroidism.

Do clinical characteristics and metabolic markers detected on positron emission tomography/computerized tomography associate with persistent disease in patients with in-operable cervical cancer?

Unlabelled: The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of volume-based metabolic markers of PET/CT along with clinical characteristics in patients with in-operable cervical carcinoma.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients with cervical carcinoma (stage IIB-IVB) underwent FDG PET/CT for pretreatment evaluation and included in this study. Patients were staged according to International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics [FIGO] system.

Prognostic factors affecting disease-specific survival in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma detected by positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Aim: We aimed to analyze the prognostic factors affecting disease-specific survival in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Methods: Seventy-seven patients with recurrent/metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma who were previously treated with total thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine therapy were enrolled. Recurrent/metastatic disease was detected by positron emission tomography/computed tomography.