Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We evaluated the characteristics of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in geriatric patients and factors that influenced long-term survival in this retrospective study design. Among 1188 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma who were treated at our institution over the past 7 years, 144 patients were identified who were age 65 years or older(age range:65–88 years) at the time of their initial diagnosis. This study conducted a retrospective analysis of...

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to evaluate radioiodine (RAI) treatment efficacy in geriatric patients with hyperthyroidism.Design: Patients older than 65 years who received RAI treatment were included via retrospective data analyses. Eighty-two patients with hyperthyroidism (average age: 69.9 years, age range: 64–81 years) who received RAI treatment and then followed up for at least 6 months were included in the study. Patients’ clinical...