Search for dissertations about: "medullary thyroid cancer thesis"
Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words medullary thyroid cancer thesis.
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6. Further delineation of molecular alterations in adreno-medullary tumors
Abstract : Pheochromocytomas, abdominal paragangliomas and neuroblastomas are tumors of the sympathetic nervous system. Anatomically pheochromocytomas and abdominal paragangliomas arise from sympathoadrenal paraganglia, within and outside the adrenal medulla, respectively. READ MORE
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7. Telomerase activation and its clinical implications in human thyroid tumors
Abstract : Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme. The catalytic and rate-limiting component of telomerase is referred to as telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) that plays an important role in telomere maintenance, cell immortalization and malignant transformation. READ MORE
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8. Clinical and molecuar studies of papillary thyroid carcinoma : with an emphasis on prognostic factors
Abstract : Thyroid cancer accounts for approximately 1% of all cancers reported. In Sweden 45/100, 000 inhabitants annually present with thyroid carcinoma. There are four different variants of thyroid carcinoma: papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), follicular thyroid carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. READ MORE
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9. Therapy of neuroendocrine tumors with 177Lu-octreotate - Human tumor cell types and models and optimization of treatment : Terapi av neuroendokrina tumörer med 177Lu-octreotate
Abstract : Neuroendocrine (NE) tumors (NET) have often metastasized at the time of diagnose, which makes it hard to cure patients with NET. Radiolabeled hormone analogues (especially somatostatin analogues, SS) can be used for diagnostics (e.g. 111In-octreotide) and therapy (e. READ MORE