Changes in TNM stage, reoperation and 131-I ablation rate during the use of newer methods for the preoperative diagnosis of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Abnormal serum liver function tests are common in patients with untreated thyrotoxicosis, even prior to the initiation of antithyroidal medications that may worsen the severity of the abnormal serum liver biochemistries. There is a wide range of the incidence of these abnormalities in the published literature...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Lin TY,Shekar AO,Li N,Yeh MW,Saab S,Wilson M,Leung AM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman presented with amenorrhoea, hyperprolactinaemia and sellar mass. Bromocriptine normalized PRL levels but failed to suppress tumour growth. Subsequently, she developed clinical signs and elevated blood cortisol levels consistent with a diagnosis of Cushing's disease. A pituitary tumour was removed w...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ikeda H,Yoshimoto T,Kovacs K,Horvath E

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer (PDTC) is a rare, but aggressive thyroid cancer (TC) and a main cause of death from non-anaplastic follicular cell-derived TC. Assessing the risk of PDTC-related death and the risk of recurrence is important for clinicians. The recent American Thyroid Association (ATA) 201...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Walczyk A,Kopczyński J,Gąsior-Perczak D,Pałyga I,Kowalik A,Chrapek M,Hejnold M,Góźdź S,Kowalska A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the excretion of urinary cyclic AMP, calcium and phosphate, and serum calcium, ionized calcium, and magnesium were studied after parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Urinary cyclic AMP decreased rapidly and 8 of 11 patients had a significant reduction 1 h postoperatively, but changes in serum ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kohri K,Kataoka K,Yachiku S,Kurita T,Sonoda T

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two main types of RET/PTC oncogene, named RET/PTC-1 and 3, occur in papillary thyroid carcinomas especially in those from Belarus children after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Several variants of RET/PTC-3 have also been found, having different break points with respect to the classical RET/PTC-3. To our knowledge, n...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Elisei R,Romei C,Soldatenko PP,Cosci B,Vorontsova T,Vivaldi A,Basolo F,Cherstvoy ED,Pinchera A,Pacini F

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study was performed to characterize the molecular heterogeneity of serum FSH in normal males and to investigate the possible influence of testosterone on serum FSH in androgen-deficient men before and during testosterone administration. DESIGN AND PATIENTS:Serum samples were taken at 10-minute in...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Harsch IA,Simoni M,Nieschlag E

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine acromegalic patients were treated by the somatostatin analogue SMS 201-995 octreotide (Sandostatin (octreotide), Sandoz, Basle, Switzerland] 250 micrograms/day in 4 divided s.c. injections (50 + 50 + 50 + 100 micrograms) for 1 month, 250 micrograms/24 has continuous s.c. infusions for another month and thereafter...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Thuesen L,Christensen SE,Weeke J,Orskov H,Henningsen P

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new radioreceptor assay for insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II), using receptors on ovine placental membranes, is described. Half-maximal displacement of specifically bound radioiodinated human IGF-II tracer was seen at 1.0 ng/tube of unlabelled IGF-II. The cross-reactivity of IGF-I was 1%, and insulin was entire...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Baxter RC,de Mellow JS

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthyroidism is a well recognized complication of gestational trophoblastic tumours (GTT) and may be due to high circulating concentrations of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) or its variants. We have studied 24 clinically euthyroid women with GTT. Eight were biochemically hyperthyroid with low or undetectable s...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kennedy RL,Sheridan E,Darne J,Griffiths H,Davies R,Price A,Cohn M

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have employed a syngeneic system utilizing thyroid cell monolayers initiated following thyroid surgery co-cultured with autologous T cells to demonstrate T cell autosensitization in patients with Graves' disease. Antigen-induced blastogenesis was monitored using 24 h [3H]thymidine uptake. Control experiments with 5...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Davies TF,Bermas B,Platzer M,Roman SH

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obesity is characterized by hyperleptinaemia, which is associated with diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease. The aim of this study was to determine if body fat and muscle measures predict the natural increase in leptin over 2·6 years in older adults. METHODS:A total of 190 subjects (50% females)...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Antony B,Jones G,Stannus O,Blizzard L,Ding C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The autoimmune thyroid diseases, Graves disease and autoimmune hypothyroidism, result from a complex interaction between genetic, environmental and endogenous factors. The genetic loci conferring susceptibility remain unclear. A recent report has demonstrated an association between a microsatellite polymorphi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kotsa K,Watson PF,Weetman AP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate simultaneously in thyrotoxic subjects the relative contributions of insulin secretion, insulin-sensitivity (SI) and glucose-mediated (SG) glucose disposal to overall glucose tolerance, seven non-obese patients with thyrotoxicosis were studied by the minimal model analysis of the frequently sampled...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Pestell R,Alford F,Ramos R,Sawyer S,Best J,Ward G

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of ergot-derived dopamine agonists (DA) to treat patients with prolactinomas has not been associated with an increased risk of significant heart valve dysfunction. Accordingly, the present study evaluated whether the long-term use of DA for hyperprolactinaemia may be associated with increased risk of ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Delgado V,Biermasz NR,van Thiel SW,Ewe SH,Marsan NA,Holman ER,Feelders RA,Smit JW,Bax JJ,Pereira AM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenicity of HCG was tested in twenty-three young healthy men receiving two different HCG preparations (A and B). Each subject received 5000 i.u. HCG intramuscularly daily for three consecutive days, followed by another course, 3 weeks later, of 5000 i.u. HCG injections daily for 3 days. Two of the fifteen subj...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nieschlag E,Bernitz S,Töpert M

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from patients with Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis were reacted with normal T lymphocyte preparations in an attempt to detect binding of immunoglobulin G (IgG) to T cells. Sera from normal subjects and patients with toxic adenomas served as controls. Each serum was reacted with at least three differen...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Pacini F,Sridama V,Pressendo J,DeGroot LJ,Medof ME

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A A 23-year-old man with secondary hypogonadism was also found to be thyrotoxic. Results of thyroid function tests were in the hyperthyroid range but the serum TSH was inappropriately high. A pituitary tumour was demonstrated and following hypophysectomy he became biochemically hypothyroid. Evidence is presented and d...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Baylis PH

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research on sources of variation in adolescent's gonadal hormone levels is limited. We sought to decompose individual differences in adolescent testosterone, estradiol, and pubertal status, into genetic and environmental components. DESIGN:A sample of male and female adolescent twins from the greater Austin ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Grotzinger AD,Mann FD,Patterson MW,Herzhoff K,Tackett JL,Tucker-Drob EM,Paige Harden K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared the effectiveness of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and radioiodine (RAI) to treat patients carrying toxic thyroid nodule (TTN). Normalization of serum thyrotropin (TSH) 1 year after treatment was the primary end-point; concurrent changes in nodules' volume and scintigraphic pattern were a...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Giovanella L,Piccardo A,Pezzoli C,Bini F,Ricci R,Ruberto T,Trimboli P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is generally accepted that there is no clinically significant circadian variation in total insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I or total IGF-II in healthy subjects. In contrast there is a significant nocturnal decrease in free IGF-I in healthy subjects, corresponding to the nocturnal increase in IGF binding ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Skjaerbaek C,Frystyk J,Kaal A,Laursen T,Møller J,Weeke J,Jørgensen JO,Sandahl Christiansen J,Orskov H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four hyperprolactinaemic women were treated for 6 months with the new, non-ergot, long-acting dopamine agonist, CV 205-502. The treatment resulted in normalization of PRL secretion in 17 of the 24 women at once-daily doses of 0.05 to 0.15 mg of the drug. Sixteen of these women as well as 4 of those who remained...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Rasmussen C,Bergh T,Wide L,Brownell J

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although abnormalities of the humoral immune system, such as increased immunoglobulin production, are known in sarcoidosis, the relationship between sarcoidosis and autoimmune disorders in uncertain. We studied the incidence of thyroid autoantibodies and the prevalence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis in patients w...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nakamura H,Genma R,Mikami T,Kitahara A,Natsume H,Andoh S,Nagasawa S,Nishiyama K,Chida K,Sato A,Yoshimi T

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Genetic diagnosis available since 1993 established germinal mutations of the RET proto-oncogene at codon 634 as the main cause of inherited medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). International guidelines established in 1999 recommend that children with such mutations undergo a total thyroidectomy before age 5, wi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Piolat C,Dyon JF,Sturm N,Pinson S,Bost M,Jouk PS,Plantaz D,Chabre O

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is associated with a varied clinical presentation. The cardiac effects of RTH have been described but vascular function has yet to be fully evaluated in this condition. We have measured the arterial function of those with RTH to assess any vascular changes. DESIGN:An obser...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Owen PJ,Chatterjee VK,John R,Halsall D,Lazarus JH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Both severe growth hormone (GH) deficiency in hypopituitary adults and physiological ageing are associated with an increase in fat mass, dyslipidaemia, and an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. Ageing is also associated with a physiological decrease in spontaneous as well as stimulated GH secretio...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Vahl N,Klausen I,Christiansen JS,Jørgensen JO

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone (GH) is widely prescribed for children with short stature across a range of growth disorders. Recombinant human (rh) insulin-like growth factor-1 (rhIGF-1) therapy is approved for severe primary IGF-I deficiency - a state of severe GH resistance. Evidence is increasing for an unacceptably high rate of p...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bang P,Ahmed SF,Argente J,Backeljauw P,Bettendorf M,Bona G,Coutant R,Rosenfeld RG,Walenkamp MJ,Savage MO

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the most common subtype of pituitary tumour. Hypopituitarism is observed in NFPAs due to tumour- or treatment-related factors and may increase mortality risk. Here, we analysed the associations of hypopituitarism, hormone replacement and mortality in a...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： O'Reilly MW,Reulen RC,Gupta S,Thompson CA,Dineen R,Goulden EL,Bugg G,Pearce H,Toogood AA,Gittoes NJ,Mitchell R,Thompson CJ,Ayuk J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a dimeric glycoprotein, a member of the transforming growth factor (TGF) superfamily. It is produced exclusively in the gonads and is involved in the regulation of follicular growth and development. In the ovary AMH is produced by the granulosa cells of early developing follicles and se...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： La Marca A,Volpe A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the circadian rhythm and the response of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to ovine corticotrophin releasing hormone (oCRH) stimulation and dexamethasone suppression in 32 children with grade II-III marasmus. Children were studied prior to and after nutritional rehabilitation. Mean baseline plas...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Malozowski S,Muzzo S,Burrows R,Leiva L,Loriaux L,Chrousos G,Winterer J,Cassorla F

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A retrospective study was conducted in order to elucidate the clinicopathological significance of fibrous bodies, a hallmark of the sparsely granulated variant of GH-producing pituitary adenomas. METHODS:A total of 37 acromegalic patients, 14 men and 23 women, with pure GH adenomas were studied. Immunohistoc...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nishioka H,Haraoka J,Akada K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00