Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology
15th International & 14th European Congress of Endocrinology
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Diabetes and cancer
ea0029s37.3 | Diabetes and cancer | ICEECE2012
Goiter throughout the pediatric ages
Goiter may be present before birth in utero, at birth or detected at any age thereafter. The goiter may be caused by increased thyrotropin (TSH) secretion resulting from hypothyroidism; antibodies that activate TSH receptors (GravesÂ’ disease) with increased thyroid hormone secretion; or TSH-independent processes, such as inflammation associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, benign and malignant tumors, and infiltrative disease.The causes of goiter in...
Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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