Patrick Graves

Challenges in the Assessment and Management of Highly Migratory Bycatch Species: A Case Study of the Atlantic Marlins

Quality of life in patients with Graves ophthalmopathy.

PURPOSE To assess the quality of life in patients with Graves ophthalmopathy by means of a prospective questionnaire with validation. METHODS A questionnaire containing 105 items was sent to 325 patients seen in our university-based oculoplastic clinic. Two hundred three questionnaires were returned and were suitable for analysis. Fifty-three consecutive patients with Graves disease who prese...

Impact of lymphocytic thyroiditis on incidence of pathological incidental thyroid carcinoma.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of lymphocytic thyroiditis on incidence of incidental thyroid cancers. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of 713 consecutive patients who underwent thyroidectomies. Incidental thyroid cancer was defined as an unexpected cancer discovered on pathological examination outside the index nodule undergoing preoperative cyto...

Comparison of Vitek MS (MALDI-TOF) to standard routine identification methods: an advance but no panacea.

AUTOANTIBODIES AGAINST THYR OID CONSTITUENTS AND CIC IN GRAVES\' DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH EXOPH THALMUS

32 patients (19 female. 13 male)• suffering from Graves' disease with exophthalmus and five without exophthalmus were studied for various autoantibodies including anti-thyroglobulin (ATAB). anti-microsomal antibody (AMAB). anti-parietal antibodies (APAB) and also circulating immune complex (CrC). 43 normal subjects were tested concurrently. Immunofluorescent technique was employed for auto...