ea0020p141 | Thyroid | ECE2009
Citarrella Roberto
, Puleo Luciana
, Chiofalo Francesco
, Smeraldi Lucia
, Nucera Miriam
, Richiusa Pierina
Background: It has been reported that metformin might modify thyroid hormone economy. This farmacological tool appears very useful in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer usually receiving high Levo-tiroxine (L-T4) doses to suppress thyrotropin (TSH). In those patients that after five years of follow-up showed no persistence of disease, itÂ’s useful to abolish the iatrogenic hyperthyroid condition.Objective: To evaluate metformi...