Mechanisms in endocrinology: primary HT and risk for breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The association between hypothyroidism and breast cancer has been described from very early on. Breast and thyroid tissue are interconnected on a molecular level mainly through activation of thyroid hormone receptors expressed on cells of the mammary gland as well as on the plasma membrane of breast cancer cells. Despite the experimental evidence the true value of hypothyroidism as a risk factor for breast cancer remains controversial.

Hydatid disease of the liver: a continuing surgical problem.

Hypothesis: To study the results of different surgical strategies in the treatment of liver hydatid disease.

Design: A retrospective study of 287 patients.

Setting: A university hospital in Athens, Greece.