Endocrine Abstracts

The role of adjuvant external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in differenciated thyroid cancer (DTC) is controversial. It remains unknown whether EBRT in the neck following conventional treatment might improve progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).Objective: To assess EBRT outcomes in patients with locally advanced DTC in terms of local disease progression, PFS and OS.Material and Methods: A multicentric retrospective ...

Introduction: MTC accounts for 5% of thyroid cancers and can occur sporadically or as part of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome (MEN 2). The objective of our study is to evaluate the prognostic factors and outcomes of patients with MTC in the community setting.Methods: Retrospective descriptive multicenter study of patients with histological diagnosis of MTC. Descriptive, bivariate analyses (Student t for cuantitative and ...

Introduction: In recent years, numerous studies on the relationship between the TSH of the first trimester of pregnancy and obstetric complications have been published, and in this context it has been recommended to treat with levothyroxine from certain values of TSH. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of obstetric and neonatal complications in pregnancies with normal TSH (0.14 to 2.49 mcU/ml) as a basis for assessing complications in pregnancies with TSH bet...