BACKGROUND The authors proposed to determine risk factors associated with postoperative
progression of parathyroid carcinoma within the neck (locoregional) and to assess the …

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 65 consecutive patients with medullary
thyroid carcinoma, who had had their primary surgical treatment at the Mayo Clinic during the …

Introduction: Limited information is available about the clinical features of Paget's disease of
bone among unselected patients in the community. We examined morbidity and mortality …

Existing data on the epidemiology of Paget’s disease of bone are limited by the lack of directly
determined secular trends in clinically diagnosed Paget’s disease. In the current study, we …

Whether calcitonin deficiency causes and calcitonin excess prevents bone loss is controversial.
We therefore measured plasma calcitonin levels and bone mineral density at the radius (…

Hepatitis C-associated osteosclerosis (HCAO) is a rare disorder characterized by a marked
increase in bone mass during adult life. Despite the rarity of HCAO, understanding the …

Background/Aim: Osteoporosis is a common complication of primary biliary cirrhosis but
there is no accepted therapy for the osteoporosis. In this randomized controlled trial, we …

Calcitonin deficiency has been implicated in the pathogenesis of accelerated bone loss,
especially in postmenopausal osteoporosis. To investigate this issue, we studied 25 patients …

Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors (PMTs) are neoplasms associated with tumor-induced
osteomalacia. Patients typically present with pathologic fractures in the setting of chronic …

Graduating medical students are expected to be proficient in a number of procedural skills. A
structured curriculum is infrequently available. In addition, the use of a mannequin tends to …