Publications by authors named "S Grbac-Ivankovic"
Article Synopsis
- Thyroid cancer (TC) is currently the most prevalent endocrine cancer, with an increase in cases, particularly the papillary type, that can't solely be attributed to improved diagnosis.
- Factors contributing to the rising incidence of TC include genetic changes, iodine levels, TSH levels, autoimmune conditions, gender differences, obesity, lifestyle, and environmental pollutants.
- So far, childhood exposure to ionizing radiation is the only fully confirmed risk factor, indicating that additional research is needed to explore other possible carcinogens, especially those affecting early development.
Since there are no standardized protocols regarding the detection of microscopic melanoma deposits in sentinel lymph nodes (SLN), the aim of this study was to present our experience with intraoperative cytological evaluation of SLN in patients with melanoma. The study included 475 SLN biopsies (SLNB) from 201 patients with primary cutaneous melanoma of intermediate thickness. Each lymph node was cut in half; touch imprint cytology (TIC) preparations of all cut surfaces were performed and stained according to a modified May-Grünwald-Giemsa method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 54-year-old woman was referred to thyroid evaluation because of a lump on the left side of the neck. Ultrasound exam did not show any thyroid abnormality, but highly perfused nodule at the left common carotid artery bifurcation was found. Because of the specific location, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy with Tc EDDA HYNIC-TOC was performed, starting with perfusion images and followed with SPECT/CT imaging at 2 and 4 hours.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study presents national surveys of patient exposure from nuclear medicine (NM) diagnostic procedures in 2010 and 2015 in the Republic of Croatia.
Methods: The survey was performed according to the European Commission Dose DataMed (DDM) project methodology. 28 most frequent NM diagnostic procedures were identified.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate renographic parameters obtained from healthy renal units (RUs) in newborns and infants with unilateral kidney condition. Thirty three children including twenty newborns, referred to Technetium-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine (Tc-99m MAG3) diuretic scintigraphy due to unilateral kidney condition entered the study. Only contralateral, healthy RUs were analyzed.
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