CLINICAL THYROIDOLOGY
JULY 2009
VOLUME 21 ISSUE 7
Editor: Ernest L. Mazzaferri, MD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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
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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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