Susceptibility Genes and Chromosomal Regions Associated With Non-Syndromic Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Some Pathogenetic and Diagnostic Keys.

Thyroid cancer is the malignant tumor that is increasing most rapidly in the world, mainly at the expense of sporadic papillary thyroid carcinoma. The somatic alterations involved in the pathogenesis of sporadic follicular cell derived tumors are well recognized, while the predisposing alterations implicated in hereditary follicular tumors are less well known. Since the genetic background of syndromic familial non-medullary carcinoma has been well established, here we review the pathogenesis of non-syndromic familial non-medullary carcinoma emphasizing those aspects that may be useful in clinical and pathological diagnosis.

[Adenocarcinoma arising in Meckel's diverticulum: a case report and literature review].

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. The presence of malignant lesions arising in the diverticulum is very rare, the most common malignant lesion being sarcoma, followed by carcinoid tumors, and less frequently by adenocarcinomas. We present the case of an 86-year-old man who developed acute abdomen.

[Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: presentation of 43 cases].

Introduction: The aim of the study was to present and analyse our experience in laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA).

Materials And Methods: Descriptive and retrospective study including LA performed over 8 years, between 2000 and 2008 in our hospital.

Results: A total of 43 LA were performed to 41 patients using a transperitoneal lateral approach.