Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Recent studies have shown that chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is associated with increased risk of developing papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Although still controversial, these carcinomas appear to have a better prognosis. This study aims to evaluate the presence of thyroiditis in thyroids with PTC and the association with histological variables of prognostic value, Tg and evidence of metastasis in 131I scan.Methods: Descrip...

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinomas are the most common thyroid malignancies. They are more prevalent in women and have a bimodal age distribution. Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinomas are extremely rare (occurring in only 1% of all thyroglossal duct cysts). The large majority of these carcinomas are of thyroid origin.Case presentation: A 25-year-old woman with no significant medical history was referred to the Endocrinologist with 1-month complaints o...