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: Well-differentiated thyroid cancer (TC) comprises the most common endocrine malignancy, featuring very good prognosis and 5-year survival rate of nearly 100% after total thyroidectomy. However, the prevalence of incidental thyroid microcarcinoma (mITC) is continuously rising during the last decade. One obvious reason is the high prevalence of total thyroidectomy (TT) as the preferred operation for otherwise benign nodular or diffuse thyroid diseases. The current retrospec...

Aim: Thyroid cancer (TC) is the most common endocrine malignancy, presenting a rising incidence during the last decade, due to continuously rising prevalence of incidental thyroid microcarcinomas (mITCs; ≤1 cm) in benign thyroid diseases treated with total thyroidectomy (TT). Solitary thyroid nodule (STN) is a thyroid condition, which remains under debate regarding the extent of thyroidectomy needed (total or near-total thyroidectomy vs unilateral lobectomy). Objective o...