Endocrine Abstracts

AimTo assess the relative expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 gene (TIMP1) and chitinase-3-like protein 1 gene (CHI3L1) in fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) washouts and the serum levels of their protein products (TIMP-1 and chitinase-3-like protein 1 also known as YKL-40) in patients with histologically confirmed papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and with benign nodules. Further, we evaluated the correlation between the gene expression...

Objectives: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) by a validated thyroid-specific questionnaire and to identify factors with significant impact on the QoL.Methods: Two hundred DTC patients, treated in one tertiary center, were recruited in the study. One year after the thyroid surgery, they completed the QoL Cancer Survivor Instrument – Thyroid version questionnaire. The questionnaire assessed the...