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ea0020p192 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2009

The comparison of serum endostatin levels between patients with metastatic and non-metastatic well differentiated thyroid cancer

Klubo-Gwiezdzinska Joanna , Roman Junik , Ewa Kopczynska

Tumor growth is limited by its neoangiogenesis, which is dependent on dynamic balance beetween itÂ’s activators and inhibitors. One of the most important antiangiogenic factor is endostatin. Therefore we hypothesized, that serum endostatin concentration would differ between patients with metastatic and non-metastatic thyroid cancer, with multinodular goiter and healthy subjects. We also hypothesized that endogenous TSH stimulation would effect serum endostatin level.<p...