CLINICAL THYROIDOLOGY
JULY 2009
VOLUME 21 ISSUE 7
Editor: Ernest L. Mazzaferri, MD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Clinical Thyroidology July 2009 Entire Issue (PDF File, 2.14 MB, 21 pages)
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EDITOR’S COMMENTS
Clinical Thyroidology Volume 21 Issue 7 July 2009
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EDITOR’S CHOICE — THYROID CANCER Sorafenib has clinical activity against metastatic papillary thyroid cancer but requires close monitoring and aggressive management of drug toxicity
Clinical Thyroidology Volume 21 Issue 7 July 2009
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ANTITHYROID DRUGS Methimazole-induced agranulocytosis in patients with Graves’ disease is more likely with a daily dose of 30 mg than with 15 mg
Clinical Thyroidology Volume 21 Issue 7 July 2009
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THYROID NODULES Nodule hypoechogenicity, microcalcifications, and a height-to-width ratio ≥1 are independent factors predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules regardless of nodule size
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THYROID CANCER Angiolymphatic tumor invasion is the main predictor of recurrence for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
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PEDIATRIC THYROID NODULES Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules in children and adolescents has high diagnostic accuracy
Clinical Thyroidology Volume 21 Issue 7 July 2009
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CLINICAL THYROIDOLOGY, published online monthly, is a broad-ranging look at the clinical and preclinical thyroid literature. The Editor searches the world literature for excellent thyroid studies and then summarizes them and provides expert commentary. Please send editorial questions to Dr. Mazzaferri at editorclinthy@thyroid.org.
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