Small nonfunctional parathyroid cysts: single institution experience.

Parathyroid cysts (PCs) account for less than 1% of all parathyroid lesions and are most commonly located along thyroid lobes, rarely at ectopic sites. PCs are important because they can pose a differential diagnostic challenge against other cystic formations of the neck. PCs can be functional (elevated serum parathyroid hormone level) and nonfunctional.

Consensus statement on screening, diagnosis, classification and treatment of endemic (Balkan) nephropathy.

Currently used diagnostic criteria in different endemic (Balkan) nephropathy (EN) centers involve different combinations of parameters, various cut-off values and many of them are not in agreement with proposed international guidelines. Leaders of EN centers began to address these problems at scientific meetings, and this paper is the outgrowth of those discussions. The main aim is to provide recommendations for clinical work on current knowledge and expertise.

Morphometry in differential diagnosis of pathologically altered parathyroid glands: adenoma and hyperplasia.

Simple morphological identification of a sample as parathyroid gland tissue is not always sufficient for optimal patient treatment. Instead, patients with parathyroid gland lesions that increase the risk of disease relapse should be identified. To assess the possibility of differentiating adenoma from hyperplasia in preoperative material by use of computerized morphometric analysis in order to enable better preoperative work-up in patients with hyperparathyroidism.

A correlative study of histology and imprint cytology of gastric mucosa biopsy in the diagnosis gastric cancer.

The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of gastric mucosa imprint cytology in detecting stomach cancer. Analyzed were 364 cytological and pathohistiological samples taken from 335 patients having suspected diagnosis of gastric cancer. Every specimen was submitted to slide imprinting and then fixed in formalin for further processing with routine histopathology.

Total hearing loss and blindness caused by relapsing polychondritis and myelodysplastic syndrome.

Relapsing polychondritis is an autoimmune disease that primarily manifests as cartilaginous tissue destruction. However, the immune impairment may also involve noncartilaginous tissues such as kidneys, blood vessels, etc. The disease may occur as a primary disorder or in association with other diseases.