Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Lithium bicarbonate is a drug used in the initial treatment of bipolar disorders. Lithium is an element of alcali metal group and besides being a causative agent for goiter and hypothyroidism primarily, it has also some antithyroid effects. Rarely, lithium may cause hyperthyroidism secondary to thyroiditis or probably autoimmune mechanisms. The association between lithium and thyroid cancer is very little known subject. In this case series, we presented differentiated thy...