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Robert H. Caplan
Publikováno v:
The Endocrinologist. 11:321-326
One of the most common clinical problems for endocrinologists is the evaluation of thyroid nodules. Radionuclide scans and thyroid ultrasonography, traditionally used to distinguish malignant from benign nodules, are costly and provide nonspecific re
Publikováno v:
Surgery. 125:431-440
Background: Recently the rapid low-dose (1 μg) cosyntropin test has been found to be superior to the standard (250 μg) rapid cosyntropin test for evaluating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Because the 1-μg test has not been studied in pos
Management of Thyroid Cancer of Follicular Cell Origin: Gundersen/Lutheran Medical Center, 1969–1995
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 185:388-397
Background: Most reports regarding the treatment of thyroid cancer originate from university referral centers. In this article, we report our experience in managing thyroid cancer of follicular cell origin at a nonuniversity institution over a 26-yea
Publikováno v:
Endocrine Practice. 3:287-292
Objective To describe a patient with a diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary (DSVP) thyroid cancer and to summarize the reported clinical manifestations and treatment of other patients with this malignant tumor. Methods We reviewed the pathologic f
Publikováno v:
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. 111(4)
Myopathy is a rare manifestation of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. We report a 48-year-old man with a 6-year history of muscle pain and elevated creatine kinase levels. Laboratory analysis revealed low serum calcium, inappropriately low-normal parath
Publikováno v:
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. 110(6)
The treatment of subclinical hyperthyroidism is controversial because the natural history is uncertain. We undertook a retrospective study to examine the natural history of endogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism.Between 2002 and 2006, we identified 1
Publikováno v:
Thyroid. 4:243-248
We treated a hyperthyroid man and a euthyroid woman who had autonomously functioning Hürthle cell adenomas and demonstrated uptake of radioactive 131I in a woman with recurrent Hürthle cell carcinoma. Since these tumors are thought to be inactive,
Publikováno v:
Postgraduate Medicine. 90:183-190
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is a safe and accurate method for diagnosing thyroid nodules. Personnel who have experience with the aspiration technique and with the cytologic classification of specimens are crucial to accurate results. One important
Publikováno v:
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 11(1)
To describe a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma who had measurable thyroglobulin (Tg) levels for 20 years without clinical or imaging evidence of a malignant lesion.We reviewed the clinical course, pathologic findings, Tg measurements, and res
Publikováno v:
The Journal of reproductive medicine. 49(3)
Lactation results in dramatic bone resorption and decreased urinary calcium excretion due to rapidly falling estrogen levels and probably increased levels of parathyroid hormone-related protein.A healthy, 36-year-old woman developed severe hypercalce