Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Depressive mood consequent to hypothyroidism can be reversed with levothyroxine (LT4) replacement therapy. However, it is unclear whether increasing LT4 dose confers additional mood benefits.Methods: This was a single-blind before-and-after study of 26 patients with hypothyroidism who were aged 65 years or older and undergoing LT4 replacement therapy. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-K) and Hyperthyroid Symptom Scale (HSS-K) were assessed at b...

Background: Active surveillance (AS) has been widely accepted as a safe option in the treatment of low risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) in recent years on the basis that its prognosis is not inferior to immediate surgery. However, clinicians as well as patients are still hesitant in actually choosing AS over immediate OP as treatment. Our aim was to investigate the factors in choosing treatment options in low risk PTMC.Method: Seoul National ...

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and incidence of thyroid nodules, and associated risk factors in population-based prospective cohort study.Methods: We investigated the prevalence of thyroid nodules using the data of 3,104 adults aged over 50 years, who were enrolled in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study and performed thyroid ultrasonography (US) in 2011-2012. Individuals have been performed US every 2 years, during...