Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The specificity and cellular origin of the SSRS findings in CN, HN, PC and GD is currently unclear and partially contradicts the well defined action of somatostatin on thyroid cell signaling. Therefore, we systematically evaluated SSTR2 expression in benign cold (CN) and hot thyroid nodules (HN), papillary carcinomas (PCs) and Graves’ disease (GD) in comparison with intraindividual control surrounding tissues (ST) by means of immunohistochemistry.<p class="...