Physiology
Fig. 1 Histological section of normal thyroid, magnified 20 ×. Each colloid-filled follicle is surrounded by a single layer of thyroid follicular cells Thyroid Hormone Synthesis The thyroid gland produces…
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Thyroid Carcinoma
Phenotype Exon Codon ATA risk Sporadic MTC 13 768 A – 16 918 D – – – – FMTC 11 630 B – – 631 B – – 634 B…
Richard Owen
Sir Richard Owen. (Reprinted with permission from Modarari et al. [12]. Courtesy of the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England) Evolution of a Scientist Richard Owen was…
Thyroid Cancer: Papillary, Follicular, and Oncocytic (Hürthle) Cell Cancer
Familial adenomatosis polyposis PTEN hamartoma tumor (Cowden’s) Carney complex type 1 Pathognomonic criteria > 100 colorectal adenomatous polyps Mucocutaneous lesions and cerebellar tumors Pigmented skin lesions, i.e., lentigines, cutaneous,…
of the Treatment Guidelines for Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Fig. 1 Incidence, mortality, and 5-year survival for throid cancer in the USA (1975–2011) [1] Clinical practice guidelines are an invaluable tool in the successful treatment of not only thyroid…
Wolff and Israel L. Chaikoff
Dr. Jan Wolff (April 25, 1925). Photo of young Dr. Wolff in laboratory Born in Germany, Dr. Wolff was displaced to Holland at a young age as Hitler came into…
Richard Farndon
Professor John Richard Farndon John Richard Farndon’s parents were married in 1939 and lived in a rented back-to-back flat in the Tinsley area of Sheffield. This home was destroyed in…
