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ea0041ep1127 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2016

Baseline serum TSH and risk of thyroid microcarcinoma in non-toxic nodular thyroid disease

Askitis Dimitrios , Efremidou Eleni I , Karanikas Michael , Tripsianis Gregory , Polychronidis Alexandros , Liratzopoulos Nikolaos

Aim: Thyroid cancer comprises the most common endocrine malignancy and a variety of studies have examined the role of TSH as an independent risk factor for the manifestation of differentiated thyroid cancer in otherwise benign thyroid disorders. Objective of the current retrospective study was the assessment of a possible relation between baseline serum TSH and thyroid microcarcinoma in a patient cohort with non-toxic thyroid disorders and without preoperative cytological esta...