Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The effect of hyperthyroidism on the development of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has been controversial in the international bibliography. The aim of our study was to find the possibility of thyroid cancer appearance in patients with hyperthyroidism who underwent total thyroidectomy in comparison with patients without thyroid hyperfunction.Material-Methodology: Between 2005–2010 228 patients (182 females/46 males) underwent tota...

Introduction: The coexistence of Hashimoto thyroiditis with welll differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) has been discussed as far as the follow-up and prognosis of patients with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (CAT) are concerned. The aim of our study was to find the coincident appearance of the two disorders in histologic specimens from patients who underwent total thyreoidectomy.Material-Methodology: Between 2005–2010 228 patients (182 women/46 me...