Rare Diseases
Conference Coverage
Radioactive iodine may boost survival in papillary thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: The use of radioactive iodine is associated with a small but statistically significant increase in overall survival in most...
Guidelines
Enhanced thyroid cancer guidelines expected in 2015
Photo Rounds
Pruritic eruption on the chest
The fact that this patient’s rash was limited to his chest provided an important diagnostic clue.
News
Ovarian cancer often arises from precursor endometriosis
Photo Rounds
Large mass on base of tongue
Our patient’s tongue mass hadn’t bothered her until she became pregnant; that’s when it got larger and caused problems swallowing and breathing. A...
Case Reports
Lack of energy, petechiae, elevated PSA level—Dx?
News
Paradigm shift: Prophylactic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer risk reduction
Photo Rounds
Hands with erythematous patches
A 49-year-old Caucasian man sought care for erythematous patches on the dorsal surface of his hands that he’d had for 2 to 3 years. These patches...
Conference Coverage
Autism sibling studies beginning to yield data
Commentary
ALS ice bucket challenge: It’s hard to argue with success
News
New Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease tests have high sensitivities, specificities
Key clinical point: Two minimally invasive approaches to detecting misfolded prion proteins have high sensitivities and specificities for...