Molecular Basis of Thyroid Cancer (Cancer Treatment and Research)

The Origin of Cancer....Pages 1-22
The Pathology of Thyroid Cancer....Pages 23-68
Thyroid Lymphomas....Pages 69-84
Molecular Events in Follicular Thyroid Tumors....Pages 85-106
Molecular Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer....Pages 107-120
Growth Factors and their Receptors in the Genesis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer....Pages 121-130
Biology of Ras in Thyroid Cells....Pages 131-148
P53 and other Cell Cycle Regulators....Pages 149-164
Abnormalities of Nuclear Receptors in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 165-178
Matrix Metalloproteinases in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 179-190
The Molecular Pathways Induced by Radiation and Leading to Thyroid Carcinogenesis....Pages 191-206
TRK Oncogenes in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma....Pages 207-219
Thyroidal Iodide Transport and Thyroid Cancer....Pages 221-236
Molecular Signaling in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 237-264
Gene Expression in Thyroid Tumors....Pages 265-271
Animal Models of Thyroid Carcinogenesis....Pages 273-293
Diagnostic Molecular Markers in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 295-316
Thyroid Cancer Imaging....Pages 317-343
Past, Presence and Future of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Superactive Analogs....Pages 345-356
Pathobiology of Antineoplastic Therapy in Undifferentiated Thyroid Cancer....Pages 357-367
Gene Therapy for Thyroid Cancer....Pages 369-379
Familial Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma....Pages 381-387
Ret Activation in Medullary Carcinomas....Pages 389-415
From Genes to Decisions....Pages 417-428