According to the literature thyroid nodules are quite rare in the first two decades of life.
However, there are some exceptions, relating to areas with an iodine deficiency or affected …

Galectin-3 (Gal-3), which has received significant recent attention for its utility as a
diagnostic marker for thyroid cancer, represents the most well-studied molecular candidate …

A large body of literature has examined and described galectin expression in cancer.
Discrepancies have been observed in the reported data, which hampered clear …

Accurate diagnosis of thyroid tumors is challenging. A particular problem is distinguishing
between follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) and benign follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) …

Context: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the most sensitive and specific tool for the
differential diagnosis of thyroid malignancy. Some limitations of FNAB can be overcome by …

Galectin-3 is a pleiotropic carbohydrate-binding protein involved in a variety of normal and
pathological biological processes. Its carbohydrate-binding properties constitute the basis …

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is currently the most sensitive and specific tool for the
presurgical differential diagnosis of thyroid malignancy, but has also substantial limitations …

Aims: To determine whether galectin‐3 is a sensitive indicator of thyroid malignancy. It has
been suggested as a potential marker for differentiating thyroid carcinoma from benign or …

Difficulties in diagnosis of thyroid lesions, even with histologic analysis, are well known. This
study has been carried on to evaluate the role of immunohistochemical markers including …

Background Galectin-3 is a member of the beta-galactoside-binding protein family and
functions as a modulator of cell growth through galactoside-binding protein correlated with …