Thyroid Cancer

Part I.General Considerations I

1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Thyroid Gland
Nikolaos Stathatos

2. Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer
James J. Figge

3. Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Cancer
James J. Figge, Nikolai A. Kartel, Dima Yarmolinsky, Gennady Ermak

4. Molecular Aspects of Thyroid Cancer in Children
Gary L. Francis

5. Oncogenes in Thyroid Cancer
Katherine B. Weber, Michael T. McDermott

6. Apoptosis in Thyroid Cancer
Su He Wang, James R. Baker

7. Radiation-Induced Thyroid Cancer
James J. Figge, Timothy Jennings, Gregory Gerasimov, Nikolai Kartel, Dima Yarmolinsky, Gennady Ermak

8. Classification of Thyroid Malignancies
Yolanda C. Oertel

9. Staging of Thyroid Cancer
Leonard Wartofsky

10. Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents
Merrily Poth

11. Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
Matthew D. Ringel, Stephen J. Burgun

Part II.General Considerations II

12. History of the Role of Nuclear Medicine in the Thyroid Gland and its Diseases
Henry N. Wagner

13. Prophylaxis Against Radiation Exposure from Radioiodine
Jacob Robbins, Arthur B. Schneider

14. Radioiodine Whole Body Imaging
Frank B. Atkins, Douglas Nostrand

15. Primer and Atlas for the Interpretation of Radioiodine Whole-Body Scintigraphy
Douglas Nostrand, Reetha Bakthula, Frank B. Atkins

16. False-Positive Radioiodine Scans in Thyroid Cancer
Brahm Shapiro, Vittoria Rufini, Ayman Jarwan, Onelio Geatti, Kimberlee J. Kearfott, Lorraine M. Fig, Ian D. Kirkwood, John E. Freitas, Milton D. Gross

Part III.The Thyroid Nodule

17. The Thyroid Nodule
Leonard Wartofsky

18. Fine-Needle Aspiration
Yolanda C. Oertel

19. Thyroid Nodules
Kathleen A. Prendergast

20. Radionuclide Imaging of Thyroid Nodules
Douglas Nostrand

21. Ultrasonic Imaging of the Neck in Patients with Thyroid Cancer
Manfred Blum

22. Thyroid Nodules and Cancer Risk
Orlo H. Clark

Part IV.Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Papillary Carcinoma

23. Papillary Carcinoma
Leonard Wartofsky

24. Surgical Approach to Papillary Carcinoma
Orlo H. Clark

25. Papillary Carcinoma
Yolanda C. Oertel, James E. Oertel

Part IV.Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

26. Prescribed Activity for Radioiodine Ablation
Douglas Nostrand

27. Thyroid Remnant Radioiodine Ablation with Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
R. Michael Tuttle, Richard J. Robbins

Part IV.Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

28. Follow-Up Strategy in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Henry B. Burch

29. Levothyroxine Therapy and Thyrotropin Suppression
Leonard Wartofsky

30. Thyroglobulin and Thyroglobulin Antibodies
D. Robert Dufour

31. Diagnosis of Recurrent Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Antithyroglobulin Antibodies
Matthew D. Ringel

32. Surveillance Radioiodine Whole-Body Scans
Douglas Nostrand

33. Radionuclide Imaging and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer in Children
Gary L. Francis

34. Positron Emission Tomography in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
I. Ross McDougall

35. Alternative Thyroid Imaging
Anca M. Avram, Karen C. Rosenspire, Stewart C. Davidson, John E. Freitas, Milton D. Gross

36. Stunning: Untoward Effect of 131I Thyroid Imaging Prior to Radioablation Therapy
Hee-Myung Park, Stephen K. Gerard

37. Stunning Is Not a Problem
I. Ross McDougall

38. Stunning: Does it Exist? A Commentary
Douglas Nostrand

39. Ultrasonic Imaging and Identification of Metastases in Cervical Lymph Nodes
Manfred Blum

40. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography of Thyroid Cancer
James J. Jelinek, Kenneth D. Burman, Richard S. Young, Alexander S. Mark

41. Management of the Patients with Negative Radioiodine Scan and Elevated Serum Thyroglobulin
Leonard Wartofsky

42. Determinants of Prognosis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Henry B. Burch

43. Papillary Cancer
Andrew J. Bauer, Merrily Poth

44. Special Presentations of Thyroid Cancer in Pregnancy, Renal Failure, Thyrotoxicosis, and Struma Ovarii
Kenneth D. Burman

45. Thyroglossal Duct Carcinoma
Leonard Wartofsky, Nikolaos Stathatos

Part IV.Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

46. Radiation and Radioactivity
John E. Glenn

47. Radioiodine Treatment of Distant Metastases
Douglas Nostrand

48. 131I Treatment of Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma Following Preparation by Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
Richard J. Robbins, R. Michael Tuttle

49. Dosimetry
Frank B. Atkins, Douglas Nostrand, Leonard Wartofsky

50. Radioiodine Dosimetry with Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
R. Michael Tuttle, Richard J. Robbins

51. Use of Lithium as an Adjuvant to Radioiodine in the Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
Monica C. Skarulis, Marina S. Zemskova, Jacob Robbins

52. Side Effects of 131I for Ablation and Treatment of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
Douglas Nostrand, John Freitas

53. External Radiation Therapy of Papillary Cancer
James D. Brierley, Richard W. Tsang

54. Chemotherapy for Thyroid Cancer
Lawrence S. Lessin

55. Chemotherapy of Differentiated Papillary or Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
Lawrence S. Lessin

56. Thyroid Carcinoma
Steven P. Hodak, Kenneth D. Burman

57. Adjunctive Local Approaches to Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
Leonard Wartofsky

Part V.Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

58. Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
Leonard Wartofsky

59. Surgical Management of Follicular Cancer
Orlo H. Clark

60. Pathology of Follicular Cancer
Yolanda C. Oertel

61. Hürthle Cell Carcinoma
Kenneth D. Burman, Leonard Wartofsky

62. Radionuclide Imaging, Ablation, and Treatment in Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
Douglas Nostrand

63. Follow-up Strategy in Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Henry B. Burch

64. PET in Follicular Cancer, Including Hürthle Cell Cancer
I. Ross McDougall

65. Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Andrew J. Bauer

66. External Radiation Therapy of Follicular Carcinoma
James D. Brierley, Richard W. Tsang

67. Determinants of Prognosis in Patients With Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Henry B. Burch

Part VI.Variants of Thyroid Cancer

68. Miscellaneous and Unusual Types of Thyroid Tumors
Kenneth D. Burman, Matthew D. Ringel, Barry M. Shmookler

69. Pathology of Miscellaneous and Unusual Cancers of the Thyroid
James E. Oertel, Yolanda C. Oertel

Part VII.Undifferentiated Tumors

70. Clinical Aspects of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Douglas W. Ball

71. Pathology of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
James E. Oertel, Yolanda C. Oertel

72. Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid
Orlo H. Clark

73. Radionuclide Imaging of Medullary Carcinoma
Giuseppe Esposito

74. PET in Medullary Thyroid Cancer
I. Ross McDougall

75. External Radiation Therapy of Medullary Cancer
James D. Brierley, Richard W. Tsang

76. Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid
Lawrence S. Lessin

Part VIII.Undifferentiated Tumors

77. Thyroid Lymphoma
Steven I. Sherman

78. Pathology of Lymphoma of the Thyroid
Yolanda C. Oertel, James E. Oertel

79. FDG-PET Scanning in Lymphoma and Lymphoma of the Thyroid
I. Ross McDougall

Part IX.Undifferentiated Tumors

80. Anaplastic Carcinoma
Steven I. Sherman

81. Surgical Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
Orlo H. Clark

82. Pathology of Anaplastic Carcinoma
James E. Oertel, Yolanda C. Oertel

83. PET Scanning in Anaplastic Cancer of the Thyroid
I. Ross McDougall

84. External Radiation Therapy of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
James D. Brierley, Richard W. Tsang

85. Chemotherapy for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Lawrence S. Lessin

86. Anaplastic Carcinoma
Steven I. Sherman

Part X.New Frontiers and Future Directions

87. Advances in Radiation Therapy
James D. Brierley, Richard W. Tsang

88. New Approaches in Nuclear Medicine for Thyroid Cancer
Douglas Nostrand

89. Alternative Options and Future Directions for Thyroid Cancer Therapy
Matthew D. Ringel

90. Potential Approaches to Chemotherapy of Thyroid Cancer in the Future
Lawrence S. Lessin

Part XI.Resources for Patients with Thyroid Cancer

91. Low Iodine Diets
Kenneth D. Burman

DRM-restrictions

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