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Archives for April, 2013

DOES COINCIDENT GRAVES ALTER THE COURSE OF THYROID CA??

Increased mortality in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer associated with graves' disease.Pellegriti G, Mannarino C, Russo M, Terranova R, Marturano I, Vigneri R, Belfiore A. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Mar;98(3):1014-21 We previously reported that differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has higher aggressiveness and poorer prognosis in patients with Graves' disease (GD) than DTC in euthyroid […]

CHILDHOOD OBESITY FOSTERS ANTITHYROID IMMUNITY??

Childhood weight gain and thyroid autoimmunity at age 60-64 years: the 1946 british birth cohort study.Ong KK, Kuh D, Pierce M, Franklyn JA. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Apr;98(4):1435-42. doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-3761 Complex bidirectional relationships have been described between body weight, thyroid function, and risk of thyroid disorders, including thyroid autoimmunity. We used a life-course approach […]

MORE ON LOW VS HIGH DOSE 131-I ABLATION

Low- or high-dose radioiodine remnant ablation for differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Cheng W, Ma C, Fu H, Li J, Chen S, Wu S, Wang H. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Apr;98(4):1353-60. doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-3682. There is uncertainty over the dose of (131)I required for thyroid remnant ablation.: The aim of this study was to assess […]