Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cutaneous metastization of differentiated thyroid carcinomas is a rare event.Clinical case: MMS, a 69-year-old male was submitted to left hemithyroidectomy+isthmectomy on May 2006 after FNA of a left node revealed follicular tumor. Histology showed Hurthle cell adenoma. The patient maintained irregular follow-up by endocrinologist. In October 2011 he referred the appearance of small bilateral cervical skin nodules. Physical exam showed thre...

Introduction: The management of small size (≤ 1 cm) papillary thyroid carcinoma, also known as papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is a debated topic as it includes tumors with a wide range of biological characteristics and behavior.Objectives: To describe prevalence, clinical and histological characteristics of PTMC with excellent response to treatment after a median follow up of 9.85±6.21 years.Methods: We did a re...