Endocrine Abstracts

Background: TSH-suppressive therapy in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) leads to iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis and may be associated with alterations in body composition and bone mineral density (BMD). Its effects on a sarcopenia in elderly have not been in detail investigated.Objective: The objective was to compare changes in total and areal lean body mass (LBM), body fat mass (BFM) and BMD in postmenopausal female patients with DTC duri...