Parathyroid Carcinoma
Fig. 10.1 Sonogram of the right side of the neck, sagittal view. (a) A mass (PC) measuring approximately 3.5 × 2.6 × 2.9 cm is seen lying along the inferior and posterior aspect of…
Localization Considerations in Persistent Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Fig. 7.1 4D computed tomography (CT) parathyroid scan demonstrating a 7-mm nodule with mild early arterial enhancement in the upper mediastinum, anterior to the aortic arch and to the right…
Nephrolithiasis in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
© Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research 2016Ann E. Kearns and Robert A. Wermers (eds.)Hyperparathyroidism10.1007/978-3-319-25880-5_3 3. Nephrolithiasis in Primary Hyperparathyroidism Johann P. Ingimarsson1 and John C. Lieske2 (1) Department of Urology, Mayo College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,…
Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Assessment Serum calcium (> upper limit of normal) 1.0 mg/dL (0.25 mmol/L) Skeletal Bone mineral density: T-score ≤2.5 at lumbar spine, total hip, femoral neck, or distal 1/3 radius Vertebral…
Parathyroidectomy Outcomes and Pathology in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Fig. 6.1 Parathyroid lipoadenoma with proliferation of parenchymal parathyroid tissue and stromal elements with adipose tissue comprising greater than 50 % of the adenoma. The parenchymal tissue is comprised of…
Parathyroid Hormone Measurement Considerations in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Fig. 5.1 Two-site immunoassay with bridging of two antibodies with antigen (left) and heterophile antibodies bridging the two antibodies (right) independent of the antigen, resulting in an increase in the…
Local Drug Delivery Strategies for Gastric Cancer Treatment
Fig. 15.1 The blood capillary endothelium and the cellular-interstitial matrix are major barriers to efficient drug transport. When compared with the mesothelium, the interstitium and capillary barriers play greater roles…
Adoptive Cell Therapy of Gastric Cancer
Engineered T cells Target antigen Cancer Number of patients treated in trial Results Reference Year reported TCR-T gp100 Melanoma Sixteen One CR and two PR [29] 2009 MART-1/Melan-A Melanoma Thirty-one…
Systemic Drug Delivery in Gastric Cancer
(1) The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum-Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University & Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China 14.1 Physiological Drug…
Laparoscopic Surgery and Robotic Surgery
Fig. 6.1 Trocar locations for laparoscopic gastrectomy (b) A monitor is located over the patient’s head, and the surgeon sits between patient’s legs for the procedure. First, the greater omentum…
