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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410464

Unusual Presentation of Differentiated Thyroid Collision Tumor

Assadullah Akhtarzai, MD, DLO, MPH, MRCS, ENT, Shwan Mohamad, MRCS, DO-HNS, MCh, FRCS, Nawal Ibraheem, MRCP, MRC, CCT, Shekhar Vinod Shikare, MBBS, DRM, DNB, Ehsan Ahmad, MBBS, MD, EBP and Hina Javaid, MBBS, MRCP

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 30, 2024

Here in, we report a rare case of synchronous two histologically distinct thyroid tumors in a patient, a papillary thyroid cancer in left lobe and follicular thyroid cancer in right lobe of thyroid. Subclinical hyperthyroidism was diagnosed based on suppressed TSH levels and normal Free T3 and Free T4 levels. Serum Anti-Thyroglobulin and TSH-receptor antibodies were undetectable. Further investigations, including ultrasound of the thyroid gland and 99 mTechnetium uptake scintigraphy, revealed a ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410463

Migration of a Subdermal Contraceptive Implant into Left Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review

Cosimo Oliva, Achille De Dominicis, Valerio Galli, Marco Monti, Stefano Rotolo, Giuliano Marcelli, Fabrizio Salvati, Stefano Canitano, Filippo Murina, Carlo Trani, Vincenzo Spina and Angela Musella

Article Type: Case Report and Literature Review | First Published: 2024/12/20

Long-acting contraceptives including subdermal implants are reversible methods considered as first-line choice from National and International Guidelines due to their high efficacy not related to patient adherence. We report the first Italian case of an asymptomatic Nexplanon migration to a pulmonary artery in a 36-year-old Caucasian female patient. On chest CT a radiopaque foreign body, with a thread-like appearance, approximately 40 mm long and approximately 4 mm thick, located endo-luminally ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410462

The Vaginal Microbiome in Women's Health and Bacterial Vaginosis

Hamida Mohammed Amer

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/12/13

You may have heard of the gut microbiome, but the vagina also has a microbiota. The bacterial composition of the vaginal microbiome is thought to be associated with women's health and disease states. The vaginal microbiome is a complex and dynamic micro-ecosystem that fluctuates throughout the menstrual cycle and throughout a woman's life. The vaginal mucosa consists of a stratified, non-keratinised squamous epithelium covered by cervicovaginal secretions. The composition of the vaginal microbio...

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