Endocrine Abstracts

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology characterized by the formation of granulomas. It most often involves the lungs, although there are evidences that it can be presented in any organ. Involvement of the thyroid gland is a very rare manifestation, defined as below 1% of cases. Thyroid cancer, on the other hand, is a cancer occurring with a frequency of approximately 1-1, 3% of all cancers, but with an increased incidence associated with growing di...