'Medullary thyroid carcinoma' presentation slideshows

Evaluation of a Thyroid Nodule

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Goiter and Thyroid Cancer

Goiter and Thyroid Cancer. Hasan AYDIN, MD Yeditepe University Medical Faculty Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Definitions. Goiter is a diffuse or nodular enlargement of the thyroid gland resulting from excessive replication of benign thyroid epithelial cells.

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Thyroid tumors

Thyroid tumors. Dr. Gehan Mohamed. Classification of thyroid tumors. A- benign tumors: more common than malignant thyroid neoplasm. e.g follicular thyroid adenoma B- Malignant thyroid tumors. Criteria for diagnosis of follicular adenoma. 1- solitary nodule 2- encapsulated

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Radiology and Endocrinology

ANATOMY Radiography Ultrasound CT MRI. FUNCTION Radionuclide Imaging - Scintigraphy - PET. Radiology and Endocrinology. Radionuclide Imaging. Images metabolic pathways Pharmaceutical which mimics a component of a normal metabolic pathway is administered to the patient

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Patterns of Inheritance: Dominant Disorders

Patterns of Inheritance: Dominant Disorders. Helen Lord, September 2009. Overview. Discuss with examples: Dominant-Negative mutations Gain of function mutations Haploinsufficiency How to distinguish between these experimentally. Dominant-negative mutations.

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