Patient no., gender, age (years) Preoperative calcitonin (pg/mL) Extent of surgery Histopathology; pTNM Postoperative calcitonin (pg/mL) Basal Peak Basal Peak 1.1; f; 78 312 2634 TT, LND central and lateral…
Fig. 41.1 Serum calcitonin (Ct) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) during the years of follow-up of the patient: a more significant increase of both markers was observed just before the starting…
Fig. 34.1 18Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18FDG PET)/CT scan performed at initial staging. (a) 18FDG PET/CT whole-body maximum intensity projection (MIP) showing uptake in 6 cm left lobe thyroid cancer…
Fig. 44.1 Ultrasound of the left thyroid lobe showing a hypoechoic nodule 25 × 16 mm in size Fig. 44.2 Ultrasound of the right thyroid lobe showing a small calcified nodule 4.8…
Fig. 31.1 Imaging of the patient at baseline and during sorafenib treatment. In November 2010, a partial response was observed (panel a), but thereafter, in April 2011, the patient progressed…
Date TSH (mIU/L) Tg (ng/ml) ANTI-Tg-AB (IU/ml) Course 10/04/13 4.18 16,340 <2 Thyroidectomy 9/7/13 10/26/13 1.09 12,503 <2 IMRT to lumbar spine 11/13 12/22/13 0.36 9517 <2 120 mCi 131-I…
Fig. 39.1 Microscopic high power of the medullary thyroid cancer. Tumor is composed of solid nests of variable size, separated by the presence of areas with collagen connective tracts and…
Fig. 42.1 Case no. 1: Stable liver metastases over 4 years demonstrated by high-resolution computerized tomography. Left panel August 2010. Right panel April 2014 Active Surveillance for Progressive Disease Evaluating…
Fig. 12.1 A 17-year-old female with a locally metastatic PTC presented for further evaluation at a tertiary cancer center after having already had two surgeries. Cervical ultrasonography revealed a suspicious,…
Fig. 37.1 Skin rash of the hand of the patient Fig. 37.2 Skin rash of the arm of the patient In summary, this patient developed a complex combination of well-known…
