Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroidal pain is usually due to subacute thyroiditis. It seldom occurs in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), and then its name is painful HT (PHT). Differently from subacute thyroiditis, occasional PHT patients show no benefit from medical treatment so that thyroidectomy is frequently needed. We report two women diagnosed of PTH and successfully treated with intrathyroidal corticosteroid injection after initial unsuccessful treatment with L-thyroxine replacement...

Objective: To compare the results of immunohistochemistry (IHC) and DNA sequencing in detection of BRAF V600E mutation in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC). BRAF V600E mutation is the most common genetic alteration in papillary thyroid carcinomas and is associated with worse prognosis. Direct sequencing is usually performed, but less expensive immunohistochemistry can be used instead.Methods: Study was performed in 54 consecutive PTCs during 2014–2...

Current guidelines suggest sonographic follow-up in thyroid nodules smaller than 10 mm with intermediate or highly suspicious features as ultrasound-guided FNAC has poor results in these nodules, and the risk of non-diagnosed thyroid carcinoma is very low. CNB has proved superior to repeated FNAC in case of insufficient or indeterminate first FNAC.Objective: Evaluate diagnostic accuracy of CNB in nodules smaller than 10 mm with intermediate or high suspi...