Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Complete ablation of residual thyroid tissue in patients with papillary thyroid cancer decreases locoregional recurrence, distant metastases and cancer death. No single group achieved 100% complete ablation post first ablation dose with variable successful complete ablation rate. In patients who failed to achieve complete ablation a reablation dose is recommended to have complete ablation outcome. Post second ablation dose some patients still have small residual ...

Introduction: Failure of medical treatment in patients with primary diffuse toxic goitre (Graves’disease) was reported in around 50% of patients and can occur few months after cessation of therapy. Radioactive I131 therapy is a good therapeutic alternative that can be used safely in patients with relapsed Graves’ disease and achieve good response rate with hypothyroisdism representing the main side effect.Aim: The...