Prognostic Factors for Cancer-Specific Survival and Disease-Free Interval in 130 Patients with Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: Single Institution Experience.

Background: Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is categorized into three groups: minimally invasive FTC (MIFTC), encapsulated angioinvasive FTC (EAIFTC), and widely invasive FTC (WIFTC). FTC is the second most common type of thyroid tumor, though it remains relatively rare in the general population. This study aimed to examine the prognosis and prognostic factors in patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma.

Case presentation of the smallest non-functional parathyroid carcinoma and review of the literature.

Introduction: Non functional parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is one of the rarest malignant neoplasms. Due to the lack of symptoms and laboratory findings, it is mostly diagnosed in late AQ2 stages, when local invasion and dissemination are already present. However, our case is an exception, because it was detected in early stage, with no local invasion present.

Predictive Value of Calcium Test for Preoperative Diagnosis of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Patients With Moderately Elevated Basal Calcitonin.

Objective: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) can be very aggressive, and early diagnosis is based on routine measurement of serum calcitonin (CT) and RET genetic testing for hereditary forms. Basal serum CT (bCT) concentrations are useful in the early detection of MTC, although it is still unclear whether they can also be used for the differential diagnosis between MTC and C-cell hyperplasia (CCH). Since false-positive results can be obtained with the basal measurement of CT, a provocative test to evaluate stimulated CT (sCT) is often needed.

Prevalence and risk factors for thyroid cancer in patients with multinodular goitre.

Background: Rates of thyroid cancer in patients with multinodular goitre (MNG) vary widely, from 3 per cent in older studies to 35 per cent in more recent studies. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid cancer in patients operated on for MNG, and to determine risk factors for incidental thyroid malignancy.

Methods: A prospectively developed database of all patients who underwent thyroidectomy for a benign MNG at the high-volume endocrine surgery unit of a tertiary referral university hospital was interrogated.

Survival and prognostic factors of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.

Background: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is relatively rare and represents one of the most aggressive tumours with poor prognosis, despite therapy. The aim of the study was to analyse demographic and clinical characteristics of ATC patients, and to identify survival rates and prognostic factors.

Methods: In a retrospective study (1995-2005) ATC was found in 150 patients treated at our institution.

Total thyroidectomy as a method of choice in the treatment of Graves' disease - analysis of 1432 patients.

Background: Graves' disease represents an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland where surgery has an important role in its treatment. The aim of our paper was to analyze the results of surgical treatment, the frequency of microcarcinoma and carcinoma, as well as to compare surgical complications in relation to the various types of operations performed for Graves' disease.

Methods: We analysed 1432 patients (221 male and 1211 female) who underwent surgery for Graves' disease at the Centre for Endocrine Surgery in Belgrade during 15 years (1996-2010).

Survival and Prognostic Factors of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma.

Background: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is relatively rare and represents one of the most aggressive tumours with poor prognosis, despite therapy. The aim of the study was to analyse demographic and clinical characteristics of ATC patients, and to identify survival rates and prognostic factors.

Methods: In a retrospective study (1995-2005) ATC was found in 150 patients treated at our institution.

Age as a prognostic factor in anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Background. Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is one of the tumors with the shortest survival in human medicine. Aim.

Risk factors for well-differentiated thyroid cancer in men.

Aims And Background: Thyroid cancers are relatively rare tumors that appear more frequently in women than in men. Accordingly, most studies focus on studying risk factors for thyroid cancer in women and consequently on various hormonal or reproductive factors that are specific for women. The aim of our study was to examine risk factors for developing well-differentiated thyroid cancer in men.

[The incidence rate of thyroid microcarcinoma during surgery benign disease].

Thyroid microcarcinoma are well-differentiated tumors less than 1 cm in diameter. A retrospective analysis was performed on patients operated of benign thyroid disease at the Center for endocrine surgery, Institute of endocrinology, Clical Center of Serbia in Belgrade, from January 1st to December 31st 2004, in order to establish the incidence of microcarcinoma. Indications for surgery were euthyroid multinodular goiter in 201 patients, thyroiditis in 31, thyroid adenoma in 178, Graves disease in 89 and Plummers disease in 79 patients.