Publications by authors named "Atefeh Kashanizadeh"

Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a poor prognosis and most patients are diagnosed at a stage where the disease is unresectable, locally advanced, or has already metastasized. Invasive pancreatic cancer is believed to arise through a progression of noninvasive ductal lesions referred to as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN). The mechanisms driving the transition from PanIN, to invasive PDAC are not fully understood.

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  • Surgery is the main treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), but MIBI-avid thyroid nodules can make it hard to find parathyroid adenomas.
  • A 49-year-old woman with hypercalcemia had imaging tests that indicated thyroid nodules, but further scans helped locate an adenoma better.
  • Combining various imaging methods like SPECT/CT and 4D CT is critical for successful surgery and improving results in patients with PHPT.
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Background & Objective: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common primary cancer originating from thyroid follicular cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the positive predictors of micrometastasis in central lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study.

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