Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid (ATC) is the rarest and most aggressive thyroid gland cancer accounting for less than 5 % of all thyroid gland neoplasms. There is inconclusive evidence that ATC represents a terminal dedifferentiation of preexisting well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma or it may originate as already aggressive nondifferentiated cancer without any prior thyroid neoplasm. Case description: Case 1: A 74-year-old woman with...

Introduction: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare thyroid malignacy whоsе prognosis is highly dependent on the early diagnosis as well as on the available treatment options. Serum calcitonin represents the most sensitive test for the detection of MTC thus its measurement is strongly recommended in patients with known genetic or hereditary conditions associated with high risk of medullary hyperplasia or cancer. However, its diagnostic utility and routine clinical ...

Total thyroidectomy is the preferred surgical procedure in patients with high-grade multinodular goiter. The necessity for long-term neck ultrasound (US) surveillance after thyroidectomy for benign diseases remains unclear as the risk of recurrence is very low. However, in a minority of patients a thyroid neoplasm could arise from very small thyroid remnants. We report a case of a 65-year-old female who underwent thyroidectomy for nontoxic multinodular goiter in 2013. Histolog...

Introduction: Positron emission tomography - computed tomography (PET-CT) is a highly sensitive imaging modality for evaluating a variety of conditions, including detection of cancer and potential metastases. PET-CT positive thyroid lesions are found incidentally in about 2.5 % of the scans. They can be focal or diffuse and as they pose a considerably high risk of malignancy further diagnostic tests such as neck ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) are recommend...