Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Chemotherapy, as a systemic therapy, is one of the most effective modalities for cancer treatment. However, the use of chemotherapeutic drugs in patients with breast cancer can lead to thyroid dysfunction. The aim of our work is to determine the influence of adjuvant chemotherapy on thyroid function in female patients with breast cancer after radical mastectomy and before radiotherapy.Materials and methods: Our study was conducted on 40 Egy...

Background and aim: The normal range of thyroid functions during pregnancy differs between ethnic groups. The aim of this work was to assess the thyroid functions in normal pregnant Egyptian females in order to establish a population-specific reference range. Thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO Abs) and thyroid volume were also assessed.Methods: The study included 150 normal pregnant Egyptian females (with no history suggestive of thyroid...