Adrenocortical oncocytoma - a case report.

Adrenocortical oncocytoma is found very rarely. Most such tumours are benign and nonfunctioning. We report the case of a nonfunctioning adrenocortical oncocytoma located in the right adrenal gland in a 35-year-old man.

The effect of nutritional habits and addictions on the incidence of thyroid carcinoma in the Olsztyn province of Poland.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of nutritional habits and addictions in the incidence of thyroid carcinoma.

Material And Methods: The study of risk factors affecting the incidence of thyroid carcinoma was conducted in patients included in a register of thyroid carcinoma. For that purpose, a questionnaire was prepared.

Effect of individual and socio-economic risk factors on the incidence of thyroid carcinoma in Olsztyn province.

Introduction: The aim of this study was an investigation into the individual and socio-economic risk factors of the incidence of thyroid carcinoma.

Material And Methods: Our study was into risk factors affecting the incidence of thyroid carcinoma conducted in patients included in a register of thyroid carcinoma. For that purpose, a questionnaire was prepared which covered personal information, medical history and socio-economic factors.

Did the Chernobyl atomic plant accident have an influence on the incidence of thyroid carcinoma in the province of Olsztyn?

Material And Methods: A study of incidence rates of thyroid carcinoma was conducted in Olsztyn province from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2003 within its former boundaries, in spite of Poland's new administrative division. The criteria for register entry were as follows: residence in Olsztyn province, newly-diagnosed case of thyroid malignancy in the given calendar year, and histopathological verification in the Department of Anatomical Pathology of the District Specialist Hospital in Olsztyn. The study of selected risk factors comprised patients included in the register of thyroid carcinoma.