Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The occurrence or worsening of thyroid eye disease (TED) after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines is extremely rare whereas has not been reported following viral vector vaccination. In the region of South-West Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic, a case of de novo appearance of TED referred to the Endocrinology Department of our hospital, following viral vector SARS-COV-2 vaccine.Case report: The patient was a 62-year-old woman, heavy smoker (40 pack...

Objectives: The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) is a validated and widely used tool for thyroid nodules triage. Studies reporting on the frequency of each Bethesda category are scarce, and there are wide discrepancies in the reported results between the various centers. Our aim was to register all cytological reports of the thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) reviewed in the Cytology Department of a tertiary hospital during a calendar ye...

Purpose: Although the majority of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients have favorable outcome, approximately up to 20% of them may develop metastatic and/or locoregional disease persistence. One-third of those patients may not respond to the treatment with radioiodine (RAI refractory DTC, RAI-R DTC). There are few reports of real-life experience concerning the clinical course and the treatment modalities that have been used in patients with RAI-R DTC.<p class="abst...

Background: Thyroglobulin (Tg) is a protein exclusively synthesized by follicular thyroid cells. Serum Tg levels depend on thyroid volume, serum TSH levels, gender, age, smoking, and iodine intake. Consequently, serum Tg reference range may exhibit variations among different populations. It is crucial to establish population-specific reference ranges, especially when interpreting serum Tg values in the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who have undergone...