Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has an excellent prognosis. However, DTC frequently metastasizes to cervical lymph nodes (CLN). In case of suspicious ultrasonography findings, the fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is usually required to confirm or exclude metastasis. The combination of FNA-cytology and thyroglobulin (Tg) measurements in the needle washout has been reported to increase the sensitivity of FNA in identifying lymph node metastases from DTC, particular...

Objective: Recent papers reported that basal calcitonin (CT) level may be related to thyroid volume. This study aims to evaluate if this finding is confirmed in patients undergoing ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for thyroid nodules.Design: Retrospective university-center study.Methods: From February 2010 to September 2012, 561 patients underwent ultrasonography-guided FNAC and a complete evaluation in...

Autoimmune thyroiditis and related complications represent a growing concern during pregnancy. Selenium is frequently present in nutraceuticals recommended for thyroiditis and pregnancy, given its advocated role in immunity, fertility and thyroid function. However, most evidences come from non-controlled studies. Materials and MethodsWe designed a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (Serena Study: NCT01465867) to evaluate the ...