Patient has a large mass in the lateral neck with normal thyroid examination and ultrasound. Bulging mass in the lateral right neck. FNA was negative for cells, but the needle washout for thyroglobulin was very positive at 11,049. N <1. The...
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Massive Benign Goiter Nodule: Endocrinologists Fail to Offer Alternative Therapy to Serious Thyroid Surgery. 46 Y/O female with a large goiter for 8 years. She was not given any suggestions for therapy except surgery. She told them she had fear...
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Thyroid Cancer and Nodules: Online Second Opinions for Distant Travelers: How does it work? Do you need an ultrasound or thyroid biopsy? Do you need surgery? How much of the thyroid do they need to remove? Do You need radiation therapy after the...
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Thyroid Cancer 101: A Variant of Papillary Cancer Which is Now not a Cancer. Dr.Guttler’s opinion. 1/6 of all papillary cancers in the past are now not cancers. Example of a NIFT-P diagnosed by a lobe removal. She was told it looked like...
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Medullary Thyroid Cancer 101: Hard To Diagnose Without Screening Calcitonin. Dr.Guttler’s opinion. 1.The survival rate of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is significantly better in patients diagnosed and treated when the...
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Thyroid Nodule/Cancer 101: Routine Second Opinion Saves Unnecessary Surgery. Dr.Guttler’s Opinion. 1.Follicular thyroid carcinoma cannot be distinguished reliably from benign follicular neoplasia by fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy...
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Thyroid Nodule Cancer 101: Second Opinion Should Routine. Dr. Guttler’s Opinion on this article. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is important in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules. Some patients who had thyroid cancer at operation...
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Thyroid Nodule and Cancer 101: Second Opinions are Essential for Your Safety. Dr.Guttler’s Opinion. Routine interinstitution pathology consultation can result in change in pathologic diagnosis in up to 10% of patients. 110/183 (60%)...
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis CHT 101: Rare Thyroid Lymphoma in Pre-exisiting CHT Dr.Guttler’s Comments on this article. 1.Any organ with lymphocytes can be home to a lymphoma. 2.CHT is loaded with lymphocytes that destroy the thyroid gland...
More info Thyroid Nodules 101: Outside Second Opinion on Thyroid Needle Biopsy Slides. Saves unnecessary surgery. Dr.Guttler’s comments on this important paper. 1.331 thyroid FNA biopsy specimens obtained from outside centers reviewed. 2. 66%...
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Thyroid Cancer 101: Why Outside Second Opinions Matter.It can result in major therapeutic and prognostic modifications. Dr.Guttler’s comments on this important article to protect your health if you are told to have surgery for a suspicious...
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The Future Bright for Thyroid Tumor Ablation with Ethanol PEI and Radiofrequency RFA According to Two Experts in Molecular Marker Research and One Research Endocrinologist. According to Head researcher Syd Finkelstein of Interpace Diagnostics...
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