Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Preoperative iodine therapy due to toxic nodular goiter (TNG) is discouraged as iodine may cause an aggravation of hyperthyroidism. In Graves’ disease iodine has been used for a century but little data is available on iodine treatment in TNG. We aimed to examine if a short course of iodine treatment is safe to administer in TNG.Method: 20 patients with TNG with persistent subclinical to mild hyperthyroidism were included at our tertiary c...

Background: The prescription of triiodothyronine (T3) for hypothyroidism is increasing worldwide, however, long-term effects of its use are largely unknown. Previous studies have suggested possible association between T3 use and breast cancer. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of T3 use on cancer incidence and mortality.Material: Our sample included the full adult population of individuals living in Sweden with at least three purchases of t...