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The Natural History of Benign Thyroid Nodules by Durante, Cosimo, Costante, Giuseppe, Lucisano, Giuseppe, Bruno, Rocco, Meringolo, Domenico, Paciaroni, Alessandra, Puxeddu, Efisio, Torlontano, Massimo, Tumino, Salvatore, Attard, Marco, Lamartina, Livia, Nicolucci, Antonio, Filetti, Sebastiano

“…IMPORTANCE: Detection of asymptomatic thyroid nodules has increased. Consensus is lacking regarding the optimal follow-up of cytologically proven benign…”
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Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Time Course of Recurrences During Postsurgery Surveillance by Durante, Cosimo, Montesano, Teresa, Torlontano, Massimo, Attard, Marco, Monzani, Fabio, Tumino, Salvatore, Costante, Giuseppe, Meringolo, Domenico, Bruno, Rocco, Trulli, Fabiana, Massa, Michela, Maniglia, Adele, D'Apollo, Rosaria, Giacomelli, Laura, Ronga, Giuseppe, Filetti, Sebastiano

“…Context: The current use of life-long follow-up in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is based largely on the study of individuals diagnosed and…”
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FOXA1 Is a Potential Oncogene in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma by NUCERA, Carmelo, EECKHOUTE, Jerome, PONTECORVI, Alfredo, NOSE, Vania, LODA, Massimo, BROWN, Myles, FINN, Stephen, CARROLL, Jason S, LIGON, Azra H, PRIOLO, Carmen, FADDA, Guido, TONER, Mary, SHEILS, Orla, ATTARD, Marco

“…Purpose: FOXA1 is a mammalian endodermal transcription factor belonging to the human forkhead box gene family that plays a role in certain tumor types. Here,…”
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Descriptive epidemiology of human thyroid cancer: experience from a regional registry and the "volcanic factor" by Malandrino, Pasqualino, Scollo, Claudia, Marturano, Ilenia, Russo, Marco, Tavarelli, Martina, Attard, Marco, Richiusa, Pierina, Violi, Maria Antonia, Dardanoni, Gabriella, Vigneri, Riccardo, Pellegriti, Gabriella

“…Thyroid cancer (TC), the most common endocrine tumor, has steadily increased worldwide due to the increase of the papillary histotype. The reasons for this…”
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Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma with concurrent thyroid carcinoma: a case report by Gebbia, Vittorio, Di Gregorio, Carlo, Attard, Marco

“…Thyroglossal duct carcinoma is a very rare finding and its presentation is similar to that of a benign cyst, which is a relatively common developmental…”
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Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas: A Comparative Study of the Characteristics and Risk Factors at Presentation in Two Cancer Registries by Malandrino, Pasqualino, Pellegriti, Gabriella, Attard, Marco, Violi, Maria Antonia, Giordano, Carla, Sciacca, Laura, Regalbuto, Concetto, Squatrito, Sebastiano, Vigneri, Riccardo

“…Context: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is an indolent neoplasia, often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. Some PTMCs, however, exhibit a more…”
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Increased thyroid cancer incidence in a basaltic volcanic area is associated with non-anthropogenic pollution and biocontamination by Malandrino, Pasqualino, Russo, Marco, Ronchi, Anna, Minoia, Claudio, Cataldo, Daniela, Regalbuto, Concetto, Giordano, Carla, Attard, Marco, Squatrito, Sebastiano, Trimarchi, Francesco, Vigneri, Riccardo

“…The increased thyroid cancer incidence in volcanic areas suggests an environmental effect of volcanic-originated carcinogens. To address this problem, we…”
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Long-Term Surveillance of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients Who Do Not Undergo Postoperative Radioiodine Remnant Ablation: Is There a Role for Serum Thyroglobulin Measurement? by Durante, Cosimo, Montesano, Teresa, Attard, Marco, Torlontano, Massimo, Monzani, Fabio, Costante, Giuseppe, Meringolo, Domenico, Ferdeghini, Marco, Tumino, Salvatore, Lamartina, Livia, Paciaroni, Alessandra, Massa, Michela, Giacomelli, Laura, Ronga, Giuseppe, Filetti, Sebastiano, on behalf of the PTC Study Group

“…Context: Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) assays are considered fundamental in postoperative surveillance of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients. However, the…”
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Predictive Value of Serum Calcitonin Levels for Preoperative Diagnosis of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Cohort of 5817 Consecutive Patients with Thyroid Nodules by Costante, Giuseppe, Meringolo, Domenico, Durante, Cosimo, Bianchi, Davide, Nocera, Maria, Tumino, Salvatore, Crocetti, Umberto, Attard, Marco, Maranghi, Marianna, Torlontano, Massimo, Filetti, Sebastiano

“…Context: Routine serum calcitonin (CT) measurement in patients with thyroid nodules for diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is controversial…”
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Are Evidence-Based Guidelines Reflected in Clinical Practice? An Analysis of Prospectively Collected Data of the Italian Thyroid Cancer Observatory by Lamartina, Livia, Durante, Cosimo, Lucisano, Giuseppe, Grani, Giorgio, Bellantone, Rocco, Lombardi, Celestino Pio, Pontecorvi, Alfredo, Arvat, Emanuela, Felicetti, Francesco, Zatelli, Maria C, Rossi, Roberta, Puxeddu, Efisio, Morelli, Silvia, Torlontano, Massimo, Crocetti, Umberto, Montesano, Teresa, Giubbini, Raffaele, Orlandi, Fabio, Aimaretti, Gianluca, Monzani, Fabio, Attard, Marco, Francese, Cecilia, Antonelli, Alessandro, Limone, Paolo, Rossetto, Ruth, Fugazzola, Laura, Meringolo, Domenico, Bruno, Rocco, Tumino, Salvatore, Ceresini, Graziano, Centanni, Marco, Monti, Salvatore, Salvatore, Domenico, Spiazzi, Giovanna, Mian, Caterina, Persani, Luca, Barbaro, Daniele, Nicolucci, Antonio, Filetti, Sebastiano

“…The goal of evidence-based practice guidelines is to optimize the management of emerging diseases, such as differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The aim of this…”
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Clinical aggressiveness and long-term outcome in patients with papillary thyroid cancer and circulating anti-thyroglobulin autoantibodies by Durante, Cosimo, Tognini, Sara, Montesano, Teresa, Orlandi, Fabio, Torlontano, Massimo, Puxeddu, Efisio, Attard, Marco, Costante, Giuseppe, Tumino, Salvatore, Meringolo, Domenico, Bruno, Rocco, Trulli, Fabiana, Toteda, Maria, Redler, Adriano, Ronga, Giuseppe, Filetti, Sebastiano, Monzani, Fabio

“…The association between papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis is widely recognized, but less is known about the possible link between…”
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Papillary Thyroid Cancer Incidence in the Volcanic Area of Sicily by Pellegriti, Gabriella, De Vathaire, Florent, Scollo, Claudia, Attard, Marco, Giordano, Carla, Arena, Salvatore, Dardanoni, Gabriella, Frasca, Francesco, Malandrino, Pasqualino, Vermiglio, Francesco, Previtera, Domenico Massimo, D'Azzò, Girolamo, Trimarchi, Francesco, Vigneri, Riccardo

“…Background The steadily increasing incidence of thyroid cancer has been attributed mostly to more sensitive thyroid nodule screening. However, various…”
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The prevalence of post-thyroidectomy chronic asthenia: a prospective cohort study by Scerrino, Gregorio, Melfa, Giuseppina, Raspanti, Cristina, Attard, Andrea, Mazzola, Sergio, Gullo, Roberto, Bonventre, Sebastiano, Attard, Marco, Cocorullo, Gianfranco, Gulotta, Gaspare

“…Purpose Chronic asthenia (CA) is complained by some patients that have undergone thyroid surgery. We evaluate its impact in patients undergoing unilateral or…”
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Identification and Optimal Postsurgical Follow-Up of Patients with Very Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas by Durante, Cosimo, Attard, Marco, Torlontano, Massimo, Ronga, Giuseppe, Monzani, Fabio, Costante, Giuseppe, Ferdeghini, Marco, Tumino, Salvatore, Meringolo, Domenico, Bruno, Rocco, De Toma, Giorgio, Crocetti, Umberto, Montesano, Teresa, Dardano, Angela, Lamartina, Livia, Maniglia, Adele, Giacomelli, Laura, Filetti, Sebastiano

“…Context: Most papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs; ≤ 1 cm diameter) are indolent low-risk tumors, but some cases behave more aggressively. Controversies…”
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Papillary thyroid carcinomas with biochemical incomplete or indeterminate responses to initial treatment: repeat stimulated thyroglobulin assay to identify disease-free patients by Lamartina, Livia, Montesano, Teresa, Trulli, Fabiana, Attard, Marco, Torlontano, Massimo, Bruno, Rocco, Meringolo, Domenico, Monzani, Fabio, Tumino, Salvatore, Ronga, Giuseppe, Maranghi, Marianna, Biffoni, Marco, Filetti, Sebastiano, Durante, Cosimo

“…Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients treated with thyroidectomy and radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) often have detectable TSH-stimulated thyroglobulin…”
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Temporal Changes in Thyroid Nodule Volume: Lack of Effect on Paranodular Thyroid Tissue Volume by Grani, Giorgio, Bruno, Rocco, Lucisano, Giuseppe, Costante, Giuseppe, Meringolo, Domenico, Puxeddu, Efisio, Torlontano, Massimo, Tumino, Salvatore, Attard, Marco, Lamartina, Livia, Nicolucci, Antonio, Cooper, David S, Filetti, Sebastiano, Durante, Cosimo

“…The term "nodular goiter" has long been used to refer to a nodular thyroid gland, based on the assumption that nodule growth may be associated with hyperplasia…”
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Radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules: which indications? The first Italian opinion statement by Garberoglio, Roberto, Aliberti, Camillo, Appetecchia, Marialuisa, Attard, Marco, Boccuzzi, Giuseppe, Boraso, Flavio, Borretta, Giorgio, Caruso, Giuseppe, Deandrea, Maurilio, Freddi, Milena, Gallone, Gabriella, Gandini, Giovanni, Gasparri, Guido, Gazzera, Carlo, Ghigo, Ezio, Grosso, Maurizio, Limone, Paolo, Maccario, Mauro, Mansi, Luigi, Mormile, Alberto, Nasi, Pier Giorgio, Orlandi, Fabio, Pacchioni, Donatella, Pacella, Claudio Maurizio, Palestini, Nicola, Papini, Enrico, Pelizzo, Maria Rosa, Piotto, Andrea, Rago, Teresa, Riganti, Fabrizio, Rosato, Lodovico, Rossetto, Ruth, Scarmozzino, Antonio, Spiezia, Stefano, Testori, Ornella, Valcavi, Roberto, Veltri, Andrea, Vitti, Paolo, Zingrillo, Matteo

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Follow-Up of Low Risk Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Role of Neck Ultrasonography in Detecting Lymph Node Metastases by Torlontano, Massimo, Attard, Marco, Crocetti, Umberto, Tumino, Salvatore, Bruno, Rocco, Costante, Giuseppe, D’Azzò, Girolamo, Meringolo, Domenico, Ferretti, Elisabetta, Sacco, Rosario, Arturi, Franco, Filetti, Sebastiano

“…Persistent or recurrent disease is rare in low risk patients with papillary thyroid cancer, and follow-up of these patients is a matter of debate. Neck…”
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Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of solitary thyroid nodules with contrast-enhanced ultrasound: initial results by Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo, Midiri, Massimo, Galia, Massimo, Runza, Giuseppe, Attard, Marco, Savoia, Giovanni, Lagalla, Roberto, Cardinale, Adelfio Elio

“…To assess the feasibility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of the thyroid gland and to evaluate the potential of this method for characterising solitary…”
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Predictive value of recombinant human TSH stimulation and neck ultrasonography in differentiated thyroid cancer patients by Crocetti, Umberto, Durante, Cosimo, Attard, Marco, Maniglia, Adele, Tumino, Salvatore, Bruno, Rocco, Bonfitto, Nazario, Dicembrino, Franca, Varraso, Antonio, Meringolo, Domenico, Filetti, Sebastiano, Trischitta, Vincenzo, Torlontano, Massimo

“…Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) stimulation by recombinant human TSH (rhTSH), in combination with neck ultrasonography (US), is an important tool in the first…”
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