Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The short-term follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) after the initial treatment is based on the measurement of stimulated thyroglobulin (s-Tg) and the use of diagnostic whole body scan (WBS).Objective: To evaluate the clinical utility of WBS performed at 6–12 months after thyroidectomy. Examine the correlation between s-Tg and results of WBS.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated all patien...

Background: The management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has been changing in recent years and aggressiveness of treatment depends on the risk of persistent or recurrent disease.Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of low doses of Radioactive Iodine (RAI;131I) therapy in patients with DTC.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated all patients who were diagnosed with DTC (n</e...