In patients with right colonic uncomplicated diverticulitis who have multiple diverticula and intraperitoneally located diverticulitis, the possibility of recurrence and surgical rate are high. Poor outcome may be cautioned in these patients.
We present a case of a 32-year-old woman with hyperparathyroidism, treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA). RFA, assisted by saline injection inferomedial to the parathyroid, is a safe technique that prevents burn injury to the nerve. The saline injection technique shifted the parathyroid gland laterally, so that the distance between the nerve and the parathyroid gland was sufficient to prevent burn injury. The completeness of tissue ablation was evaluated based on Doppler ultrasound imaging and serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level immediately after RFA. There were no complications associated with RFA. Serum iPTH levels normalized during follow-up for 20 months. It was possible to perform RFA for primary parathyroid adenoma safely using a saline injection technique.
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland is very rare and its histogenesis is poorly defined so far. Although there have been some cases of squamous cell carcinoma with variant types of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the present case is the first primary squamous cell carcinoma with classic PTC to be reported. A 43-year-old woman presented with a 20 year history of neck mass. Neck ultrasound indicated a 6x4x3 cm large mass. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy. Histopathology indicated a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma and squamous metaplasia in conjunction with classic PTC. On immunohistochemistry cytokeratin 7 was positive in papillary carcinoma and squamous metaplasia, thyroglobulin was positive only in papillary carcinoma, and p63 was positive in squamous metaplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. Postoperatively, the patient received 59.4 Gy adjuvant radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and radioactive iodine therapy. At 8 months after surgery the patient remained disease free.
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