Head and Neck Anomalies

Cervical ultrasound scanning (US) is considered a key examination, by all major thyroid and endocrine specialist societies for the postoperative follow-up of thyroid cancer patients to assess the risk of recurrence. Neck US imaging is readily available, non-invasive, relatively easy to perform, cost-effective, and can…

BACKGROUND: The prognostic significance and optimal care of children with differentiated thyroid cancer and pulmonary metastases are not well established. METHODS: Of 209 patients younger than 25 years of age who were treated at University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center between 1960 and 1990 and for whom there…

• AYTEN KAYI CANGIR

BACKGROUND: The risk of thyroid carcinoma in patients with thyroid nodules associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is a debatable issue. The studies defining the true risk of thyroid malignancy are scanty and mainly depend on retrospective series. To eliminate inherent bias of retrospective studies, this prospect…

CONTEXT: Lower TSH screening cutoffs have doubled the ascertainment of congenital hypothyroidism (CH), particularly cases with a eutopically located gland-in-situ (GIS). Although mutations in known dyshormonogenesis genes or TSHR underlie some cases of CH with GIS, systematic screening of these eight genes has not pre…

• ZEHRA AYCAN

OBJECTIVE: In this clinical retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate giant hydatid lung cyst cases as a different clinical entity that recorded in last 10 years in our clinic. METHODS: Between February 1990 and May 2000, a total of 305 hydatid lung cyst cases from patients that had been operated were reviewed, and 67…

• NURETTİN KARAOĞLANOĞLU

OBJECTIVE: In this clinical retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate giant hydatid lung cyst cases as a different clinical entity that recorded in last 10 years in our clinic. METHODS: Between February 1990 and May 2000, a total of 305 hydatid lung cyst cases from patients that had been operated were reviewed, and 67…

• NURETTİN KARAOĞLANOĞLU

OBJECTIVE: In this clinical retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate giant hydatid lung cyst cases as a different clinical entity that recorded in last 10 years in our clinic. METHODS: Between February 1990 and May 2000, a total of 305 hydatid lung cyst cases from patients that had been operated were reviewed, and 67…

• FAZLI ERDOĞAN
• NURETTİN KARAOĞLANOĞLU

OBJECTIVE: In this clinical retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate giant hydatid lung cyst cases as a different clinical entity that recorded in last 10 years in our clinic. METHODS: Between February 1990 and May 2000, a total of 305 hydatid lung cyst cases from patients that had been operated were reviewed, and 67…

• ATİLA EROĞLU
• NURETTİN KARAOĞLANOĞLU

OBJECTIVE: Thyroid tuberculosis (TTB) is a very rare condition, even in countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. The aim of this article is to review and retrieve data about thyroid tuberculosis from the English-language literature in order to gain a better understanding of the clinical characteristics of TTB…

• GÖKHAN ÖZDEMİR

OBJECTIVE: Thyroid tuberculosis (TTB) is a very rare condition, even in countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. The aim of this article is to review and retrieve data about thyroid tuberculosis from the English-language literature in order to gain a better understanding of the clinical characteristics of TTB…

• ERDOĞAN OKUR
• ERTAN BÜLBÜLOĞLU

OBJECTIVE: Thyroid tuberculosis (TTB) is a very rare condition, even in countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. The aim of this article is to review and retrieve data about thyroid tuberculosis from the English-language literature in order to gain a better understanding of the clinical characteristics of TTB…

• ERTAN BÜLBÜLOĞLU

OBJECTIVE: Thyroid tuberculosis (TTB) is a very rare condition, even in countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. The aim of this article is to review and retrieve data about thyroid tuberculosis from the English-language literature in order to gain a better understanding of the clinical characteristics of TTB…

• ERTAN BÜLBÜLOĞLU