Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Thyroid cancer comprises the most common endocrine malignancy and a variety of studies have examined the role of TSH as an independent risk factor for the manifestation of differentiated thyroid cancer in otherwise benign thyroid disorders. Objective of the current retrospective study was the assessment of a possible relation between baseline serum TSH and thyroid microcarcinoma in a patient cohort with non-toxic thyroid disorders and without preoperative cytological esta...

Aim: Thyroid cancer comprises the most common endocrine malignancy and a variety of studies have examined the incidence of microcarcinomas in benign thyroid disorders. Objective of the present retrospective study was the assessment of the possible influence of age and gender parameters in the presence of thyroid microcarcinoma in a patient cohort with non-autonomous thyroid disorders and without cytological establishment of cancer who underwent total thyroidectomy.<p class...