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ea0049ep1416 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017

Relation between TSH levels and the aggressiveness of differentiated thyroid carcinomas

Aydinli Esra , Kulaksizoglu Mustafa , Kaya Ahmet , Karakurt Feridun

Aim: Differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) composes 95% of all thyroid malignancies originating from thyroid follicular epithelial cells. DTC expresses TSH receptors so long time TSH stimulation may cause cancer occurrence or malignancy progression. So we aimed to assess the role of TSH levels in predicting thyroid cancer stage or aggressiveness.Methods: We retsopectively searched thyroid cancer patients fort he last 10 years in our instution. Totally ...