Browsing by Author "López M J.M."

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    Bone turnover in lactating teenagers: Assessment at the end of pregnancy, during and after the breast feeding periodRecambio óseo en nodrizas adolescentes: Evaluación al término de la gestación, lactancia y postdestete
    (2000) Cattani O A.; Zubarew G T.; Maddaleno H M.; Mosso G L.; López M J.M.
    Background: There is paucity of information about bone metabolism during pregnancy or breast feeding in teenagers. Aim: To study bone turnover at the end of pregnancy and during breastfeeding in teenagers and correlate it with environmental, hormonal or nutritional variables. Subjects and methods: Thirty teenagers during their breast feeding period after a first pregnancy and 30 nulliparous girls matched for age, age of menarche and body mass index were assessed three weeks after delivery (period 1), at six months of breast feeding (period 2) and one year after the lactating period (period 3). Calcium intake and plasma calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatases, parathormone, estradiol and prolactin were measured. Calcium, creatinine and hydroxyproline were also measured in a morning urine sample. Results: Lactating and control girls were aged 16.3±0.8 and 16.1±0.7 years old respectively. Calcium intake in lactating and control girls was 798±421 and 640±346 g/day respectively in period 1, 612±352 and 592±309 mg/day in period 2 and 495±180 and 456±157 g/day in period 3. During periods 1 and 2, lactating girls had higher alkaline phosphatases (16±37 compared to 119±28 U/l and 149±37 compared to 106±23 U/l), parathormone (4.3±2.6 compared to 2.8±.0.8 ng/dl and3.6±1.6 compared to 3.0±0.9 ng/dl) and urinary hydroxyproline (95±16 compared to 63±15 mg/g creatinine and 84±19 compared to 59±15 mg/g creatinine). No differences were observed in period 3. No correlation between bone turnover variables, body mass index or hormonal parameters, was observed. Conclusions: In teenagers, there is an increase in bone turnover at the end of pregnancy, that persists during the lactating period. These changes are not related to nutritional or hormonal variables.
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    Mixed medullary and follicular carcinoma of the thyroid. Report of three casesCáncer tiroídeo tipo intermedio folicular-medular; una forma inhabitual; particular y agresiva. Comunicación de tres casos
    (1997) Trincado M P.; López M J.M.; Mosso G L.; Ciani A S.; Olea G E.; López M J.M.
    Mixed medullary and follicular carcinoma of the thyroid shares secretory and immunohistochemical features of both follicular and parafollicular thyroidal cells. We report three women, aged 34, 63 and 61 old with this type of tumor. Its diagnosis must be bore in mind in patients with thyroidal tumors and a histological appearance of a medullary or undifferentiated carcinoma. An early diagnosis of a mixed medullary and follicular carcinoma of the thyroid is important, considering its special treatment and negative prognosis.
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    Pathological characteristics of thyroid microcarcinoma. A review of 402 biopsiesCaracterísticas de presentación del microcarcinoma papilar del tiroides. Experiencia retrospectiva de los últimos 12 años
    (2005) Fardella B C.; Jiménez M M.; Mosso G L.; González V G.; Rodríguez P J.A.; Campusano M C.; López M J.M.; Arteaga U E.; González D H.; León R A.; Goñi E I.; Cruz O F.; Solar G A.; Torres M J.; Fardella B C.; NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)
    Background: Thyroid microcarcinoma is a tumor of 10 mm or less, that should have a low risk of mortality. However, a subgroup of these carcinomas is as aggressive as bigger tumors. Aim: To describe the pathological presentation of these tumors, and compare them with larger tumors. Material and methods: All pathological samples of thyroid carcinoma that were obtained between 1992 and 2003, were studied. In all biopsies, the pathological type, tumor size, the focal or multifocal character, the presence of lymph node involvement and the presence of lymphocytic thyroiditis or thyroid hyperplasia, were recorded. Results: One hundred eighteen microcarcinomas and 284 larger tumors were studied. The mean age of patients with microcarcinoma and larger tumors was 42.7±14 and 49.3±16 years respectively (p <0,001) and 83% were female, without gender differences between tumor types. Mean size of microcarcinomas was 8.6 mm and 116 (98%) were papillary carcinomas. Of these, 109 (94%) were well differentiated and seven (6%) were moderately differentiated. Thirty six (31%) were multifocal and in 10 (8,6%), there was lymph node involvement. The mean size of larger tumors was 23.8 mm and 241 (85%) were papillary carcinomas. Of these, 200 (83%) were well differentiated, and 41 (17%) were moderately differentiated. Eighty five (35%) were multifocal and in 44 (18%) there was lymph node involvement. The prevalence of thyroiditis and hyperplasia was significantly higher among microcarcinomas than in larger tumors (15 and 2.5%, respectively, p <0.001, for the former; 32.4 and 1.7%, respectively, p <0.001, for the latter). Conclusions: In this series, one third of microcarcinomas were multifocal and 10% had lymph node involvement. Therefore, the aggressiveness of these tumors is higher than what is reported in the literature and they should be treated with total thyroidectomy.