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A digest of articles written 1999 and later, on the topic "Thyroid Diseases," originating from Planet Earth —» Balon H.  Display:  All Citations ·  All Abstracts
1 Guideline Practice guideline for the performance of therapy with unsealed radiopharmaceutical sources. 2006

Dillehay GL, Ellerbroek NA, Balon H, Brill DR, Grigsby PW, Macklis RM, Mauch PM, Mian TA, Potters L, Silberstein EB, Williams TR, Wong JC, Gaspar LE, Anonymous00250. · American College of Radiology, Reston, VA, USA. · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. · Pubmed #16472933 No free full text.

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2 Article A clear cell variant of follicular carcinoma presenting as an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule. 2000

Schneider PW, Meier DA, Balon H. · Department of Nuclear Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073-6769, USA. · Thyroid. · Pubmed #10779142 No free full text.

Abstract: We report a case of an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule (AFTN) that proved to be almost exclusively a clear cell variant of follicular carcinoma. AFTNs are generally felt to be benign lesions with exceptions forming the basis of case reports. Likewise, clear cell tumors of the thyroid are rare. To our knowledge, this combination of two unusual thyroid conditions has not been previously reported. The initial scans of this patient were so characteristic for a degenerating AFTN that attention was first directed toward a very large contralateral lobe. While it is debatable whether all AFTNs should be biopsied, on the basis of this and other cases, it is recommended that AFTNs that contain a central photopenic area on scan be biopsied to be sure that cystic degeneration, a commonly seen phenomenon in larger AFTNs, is indeed present rather than a malignancy.