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In 2006, three major society-endorsed guidelines and consensus reports on the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules were published by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/Associazone Medici Endocrinologi (AACE/AME), the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and the European Thyroid Association (ETA). Despite many similarities and areas with lack of evidence, significant differences between these guidelines are also present, reflecting differences in disease...

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ea0029p1632 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012

Late manifestation of subclinical hyperthyroidism after goitrogenesis in an index patient with a N 670 S TSH receptor germline mutation causing familial non-autoimmune autosomal dominant hyperthyroidism (FNAH)

Paschke S. , Oezerden M. , Schaarschmidt J. , Jaeschke H. , Huth S. , Eszlinger M. , Meller J. , Paschke R.

In the 27 families with FNAH the onset of hyperthyroidism varies from 18 months to 60 years. Also the manifestation of goiters is variable in these families.A 74 year old women first presented at the age of 69 years in 9/2006 with tachyarrythmia and hypertension. After the initial treatment of her hypertension and oral anticoagulation for her intermittant atrialfibrilation 3/2007 a thyroid workup revealed a suppressed TSH of 0.029 (normal< 0.4 mU/l) ...

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Management of thyroid nodules: the European and the USA way

Late manifestation of subclinical hyperthyroidism after goitrogenesis in an index patient with a N 670 S TSH receptor germline mutation causing familial non-autoimmune autosomal dominant hyperthyroidism (FNAH)

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