TOPIC: S onographic appearance of cystic thyroid nodules Title: Partially cystic thyroid nodules on ultrasound: probability of malignancy and sonographic differentiation. Authors: Lee M-J, Kim E-K, Kwak JY, & Kim MJ. Reference: Thyroid 19: 341-346, 2009 Summary Background Thyroid nodules are very common and a large portion of them are mixed echoic, with both solid […]

TOPIC: Thyroid function in pregnancy Title: Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with alterations in maternal and fetal thyroid function. Authors: Shields B, Hill A, Bilous M, Knight B, Hattersley AT, Bilous RW, & Vaidya B. Reference: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 94: 570-574, 2009 Summary Background Studies in the general population have shown […]

TOPIC: Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis Title: Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis is a predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcome . Authors: Yiu K-H, Jim M-H, Lee C-H, Yuen M, Mok M, Shea Y-F, Fan K, Tse H-F, & Chow W-H. Reference: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 94: 109-114, 2009 Summary Background Whether the risk of long-term major adverse cardiovascular events […]

TOPIC: Predictors of relapse in pediatric Graves’ disease Title: Predictors of autoimmune hyperthyroidism relapse in children after discontinuation of antithyroid drug treatment. Authors: Kaguelidou F, Alberti C, Castanet M, Guitteny M-A, Czernichow P, Léger J (the French childhood Graves’ disease study group) Reference: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism93: 3817–3826, 2008 There is debate about […]

TOPIC: Role of membrane transporters of thyroid hormone on their transfer into the brain Title: Expression of the thyroid hormone transporter MCT8 (SLC16A2) and AOTP14 (SLC01C1) at the blood-brain barrier. Authors: Roberts LM, Woodford K, Zhou M, Black DS, et al. Reference: Endocrinology 149: 6251-6261, 2008 Summary Background Thyroid hormones require transport across cell membranes […]