Endocrine Abstracts

The role of TSH in the pathogenesis of thyroid nodule (TN) is controversial.We have evaluated the prevalence of TN in a group of 800 subjects with and without autoimmune thyroiditis (AT). The prevalence of TN, the number and volume of nodules was evaluated in relation with TSH and antithyroid antibodies titles.The subjects were of both sex, aged between 20 and 80 years and were recruited in a random manner, in the context of an epi...