Background: Approximately 5% of the nonmedullary thyroid cancers are hereditary.
Hereditary nonmedullary thyroid cancer may occur as a minor component of familial cancer …

Purpose The great spatial and temporal resolution of positron emission tomography might
provide the answer for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and non-localized …

Background The optimal surgical approach for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT)
and multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 (MEN1) is controversial. We sought to determine …

Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) accounts for 4% of all thyroid cancers and originates from
the parafollicular C-cells. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is known for its …

Background Case series suggest that laparoscopic peritoneal lavage might be a promising
alternative to sigmoidectomy in patients with perforated diverticulitis. We aimed to assess the …

Background Early recognition and management of postoperative complications, before they
become clinically relevant, can improve postoperative outcomes for patients, especially for …

BACKGROUND: Pheochromocytomas vary in presentation, tumor size, and in catecholamine
production. Whether pheochromocytoma size correlates with hormone levels, clinical …

Staphylococcus aureus is thought to have acquired mecA DNA by horizontal transfer. DNA
fingerprints made by restriction nucleases that cut certain sequences of DNA are used to …

Approximately 45% of sporadic well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
harbor mutations in either ATRX (alpha thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked) or DAXX (death …

BACKGROUND: Approximately 30% of fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of thyroid
nodules are indeterminate or nondiagnostic. Recent studies suggest microRNA (miRNA, miR) is …