INTRODUCTION Thyroid nodules are the most common endocrine condition treated by surgeons. The main purpose of the evaluation of a thyroid nodule is to rule out a carcinoma. Medical decisions concerning thyroid nodules are highly influenced by subjective beliefs. OBJECTIVE To assess the subjective probabilities of malignancy that are assigned to the clinical characteristics of a patient with a...

OBJECTIVE Ten percent of adults presenting with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) have underlying cancer. This analysis - the Iron Deficiency as an Indicator Of Malignancy (IDIOM) study - was undertaken to assess whether five simple clinical parameters can usefully predict the likelihood of gastrointestinal (GI) malignancy on subsequent investigation of patients with IDA. DESIGN Retrospective obs...

The excess risk of second malignancy after Hodgkin disease is an increasing problem. In light of the long-term data, guidelines for follow-up of survivors of Hodgkin disease need to be redefined. In this study we attempt to analyze the long-term risks and temporal trends, identify patient- and treatment-related risk factors, and determine the prognosis of patients who develop a second malignanc...

The excess risk of second malignancy after Hodgkin disease is an increasing problem. In light of the long-term data, guidelines for follow-up of survivors of Hodgkin disease need to be redefined. In this study we attempt to analyze the longterm risks and temporal trends, identify patientand treatment-related risk factors, and determine the prognosis of patients who develop a second malignancy a...

BACKGROUND/AIMS We investigated the electromyography (EMG) findings and demographic, clinical, and laboratory features that may predict the development of malignancy in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). METHODS In total, 61 patients, 36 with dermatomyositis and 25 with polymyositis, were included. Patients were divided into those with and without malignancies, and comparis...

Abstract Aim In the absence of metastases, pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is indicated in fit patients with a resectable pancreatic head/periampullary cancer. Surgeons should have sound understanding its complication profile for consenting purposes and to benchmark their rates. This study aimed calculate overall incidence PD complications identify risk factors. Method A multicentre retrospective co...

Patients dying from primary intracranial malignancy are a potential source of organs for transplantation. However, a perceived risk of tumor transfer to the organ recipient has limited their use. We evaluated the risk of tumor transmission by reviewing the incidence in patients transplanted in the UK. Information from the UK Transplant Registry was combined with that from the national cancer re...

The authors investigated the association between cellular phone use and epithelial parotid gland malignancy. The subjects were 136 cases who were treated for this condition at the authors' hospital from January 1993 to March 2010, and 2051 controls who did not have salivary gland tumours and were admitted to the oral and maxillofacial surgery department during the same period. Logistic analysis...