Clinical Thyroidology for the Public summarizes selected research studies discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association. Editor-in-chief, Alan Farwell, MD, FACE
Volume 8 Issue 12
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THYROID SURGERY Thyroid surgery is usually a safe operation and associated with a low rate of complications
Weiss A et al. Outcomes of thyroidectomy from a large California state database. Am J Surg. 2015 Sep 28 (ePub ahead of print)
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HYPOTHYROIDISM Lithium use is associated with an increased risk of hypothyroidism
Shine B et al. Long-term effects of lithium on renal, thyroid, and parathyroid function: a retrospective analysis of laboratory data. Lancet 2015;386:461-68.
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THYROID CANCER Moderate alcohol use may be associated with lower risk of thyroid cancer
Sen A et al . Baseline and lifetime alcohol consumption and risk of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in the EPIC study. Br J Cancer 2015;113:840-7. Epub August 27, 2015.
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THYROID CANCER Thyroid nodules in older patients are less likely to be cancers but those that are cancers may be more aggressive
Kwong N et al. The influence of patient age on thyroid nodule formation, multinodularity, and thyroid cancer risk. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. October 14, 2015 [Epub ahead of print].
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THYROID NODULES Can thyroid nodule features on non-contrast CT scans be helpful in the evaluation of thyroid nodules incidentally found on PET/CT scans?
Kim D et al. Risk stratification of thyroid incidentalomas found on PET/CT: The value of iodine content on noncontrast computed tomography. Thyroid. September 3, 2015 [Epub ahead of print].
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THYROID CANCER Dabrafenib increases radioactive iodine uptake in patients with radioactive iodine-resistant thyroid cancer with BRAF-mutation
Rothenberg SM et al. Redifferentiation of iodine-refractory BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic papillary thyroid cancer with dabrafenib. Clin Cancer Res. December 30, 2014 [Epub ahead of print].
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