Thyroid nodules in acromegaly
| Autor: | Rosa Laudi, Alicia Lowenstein, Marcelo Junco, Patricia Glikman, Amelia Rogozinski, Alejandra Furioso, Adriana Reyes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Male Thyroid nodules medicine.medical_specialty Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism thyroid ultrasonography Biopsy Fine-Needle Population Thyroid Gland Thyroid carcinoma Biopsy Acromegaly fine needle aspiration biopsy Humans Medicine Prospective Studies Thyroid Nodule Insulin-Like Growth Factor I education Aged Ultrasonography Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry thyroid nodules Thyroid General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease thyroid carcinoma medicine.anatomical_structure Fine-needle aspiration Female Histopathology Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia v.56 n.5 2012 Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia (SBEM) instacron:SBEM |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: We made a prospective study evaluating the prevalence of thyroid nodular disease in acromegalic patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Thyroid ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy were performed when nodules were detected. Nodules were characterized by cytology and histopathology. RESULTS: We found high prevalence of nodular thyroid disorder, 23/34 (67%) in acromegalic patients. High risk and malignant cytology were significantly higher in acromegalic patients than in our non-acromegalic population (25% vs. 9%). Differentiated thyroid carcinoma was present in 11% of the acromegalic patients. CONCLUSIONS: We strongly recommend periodic thyroid evaluation by ultrasound in patients with acromegaly. Fine needle aspiration biopsy should be performed in nodules larger than 10 mm, and in all suspicious nodules, regardless of the size. |
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