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Surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism with intraoperative iPTH dete...
Allen, Miguel; Almeida, Isabel; Torrinha, JoaquimPrimary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is most frequently caused by a solitary adenoma. Surgical intervention has a high cure rate, particularly when associated with a fast intraoperative intact parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) assay. Aim: to evaluate the performance and accuracy when applying this technique.we conducted a retrospective study of the last 20 patients with pHPT (mean age 59, range 24-75) that had a surgic...
Cyto-histological correlation of malignant thyroid nodules: clinical factors as...
Allen, Miguel; Sapinho, Inês; Raposo, Luís; Torrinha, JoaquimFine-needle aspiration (FNA) is routinely used to distinguish benign from malignant tumors in thyroid nodules. Most benign or malignant diagnosis are confirmed by histology, but for suspected malignancies (Follicular neoplasm and Hürthle-cell neoplasm histology is always required. Some clinical factors have been identified as predictors of malignancy in the suspicious cases with eventual interest for treatment ...
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B – clinical case
Mendes, Rita; Malheiro, Filipa; Santos, Eugénia; Gaspar, Isabel; Torrinha, Joaquim; Raposo, Luís; Madruga, Isabel; Mello e Silva, AlbertoWe report the case of a 19-year-old white male presenting marfanoid habitus, thickened corneal nerves, neuromas of the tongue and lips, skeletal abnormalities, nodular lesion of the adrenal gland, suggesting non-functioning adenoma, and syringomyelia, who was referred to the department of Internal Medicine to investigate a possible MEN2B syndrome. Medullary thyroid carcinoma with pulmonary and cervical lymph no...