AIMS
To determine the prognostic value of certain clinicopathological features in a series of 18 consecutive cases of encapsulated follicular carcinoma (EFC) of the thyroid gland with long follow-up.… (More)
BACKGROUND
PCB carcinogenicity to humans is still controversial. Cohort mortality studies in PCB-exposed workers reported elevated risks for the following causes of death: liver, stomach, digestive,… (More)
BACKGROUND
Because of the rarity of medullary thyroid carcinoma, adequate information for determination of the prognostic characteristics and clinical course of this disease can be obtained only from… (More)
Purpose To explore patient safety culture among Romanian staff, using the U.S. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC).
MATERIAL AND METHODS
A cross-sectional study was carried out in… (More)
Micro- or macroalbuminuria is associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes, but whether albuminuria within the normal range predicts long-term… (More)
Background: The number of examined lymph nodes and metastases in lymph nodes smaller than 5 mm (small lymph nodes) are a determining factor in the stage of rectal cancer although the clinical… (More)
 Differentiation was studied in 73 paediatric peripheral primitive neurorectodermal tumours (pPNETs) of bone observed during 1974 through 1992. The presence of rosettes, pseudorosettes, and/or a… (More)
AIMS AND BACKGROUND
The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between clinico-pathologic parameters, including neuroectodermal differentiation, and their impact on survival in a… (More)
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic utility of tumour argyrophilia and chromogranin A (CgA) and B (CgB) immunocytochemical expression in patients with sporadic medullary… (More)