Endocrine Abstracts

A 21-year-old woman underwent total thyroidectomy and unilateral central neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Four of the removed lymph nodes tested positive for metastasis. Additional radioactive iodine treatment was given and the post I-131 therapy total body scan showed increased uptake of iodine-131 in a thyroid remnant but none in any of the lymph nodes. Postoperatively thyroglobulin levels decreased but remained elevated. During follow-up, a nodular enlargeme...

Background: Thyroid nodules are a common finding in clinical practice. Among classic risk factors for thyroid cancer, thyroid scintigraphy has traditionally been attributed prognostic value, with cold nodules implying greater risk. However, research supporting this assumption is of considerable age and possibly influenced by selection bias. In this study, we aimed to calculate the risk of malignancy in cold and hot nodules.Material and Methods: All thyro...